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old wine and new wine take away their understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />to worship other gods. “Wine has robbed my people of their understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Infidelity, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Harlotry, wine and new wine take away the understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away a heart <i>of wisdom</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the mind <i>and</i> the [spiritual] understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away one’s understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away one&#8217s understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and have been unfaithful to me, their LORD. My people, you are foolish because of too much pleasure and too much wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Prostitutes, old wine, and new wine have robbed them of their senses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "Wine, both old and new, is robbing my people of their senses! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Sexual immorality, wine, and fresh wine seduce the heart of my people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Old and new wine take away the understanding of my people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lewdness and wine and new wine take away the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Fornication and wine and new wine will take away the heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness take away the understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Fornication, and wine, and drunkenness, have taken away their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />to prostitution. Aged wine and new wine take away understanding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />whoredom. Wine and new wine take away the understanding.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they love whoredom, and wine and drunkenness take away their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they loved fornication, and wine and drunkenness have taken their heart<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The heart of my people has gladly engaged in fornication and wine and strong drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=569" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/4.htm">God's Charges Against Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2184.htm" title="2184: zə·nūṯ (N-fs) -- Fornication. From zanah; adultery, i.e. infidelity, idolatry.">Promiscuity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: wə·ya·yin (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8492.htm" title="8492: wə·ṯî·rō·wōš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Or tiyrosh; from yarash in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice; by implication fermented wine.">and new wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qaḥ- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">understanding.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a></span><br />Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></span><br />These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a></span><br />Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Proverbs 23:29-35</a></span><br />Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? / Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. / Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a></span><br />For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></span><br />Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a></span><br />Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6-8</a></span><br />So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. / For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. / But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-11.htm">1 Corinthians 5:11</a></span><br />But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2</a></span><br />The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Prostitution and wine and new wine take away the heart.</p><p class="hdg">take.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a></b></br> My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused <i>them</i> to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32</a></b></br> <i>But</i> whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he <i>that</i> doeth it destroyeth his own soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a></b></br> Wine <i>is</i> a mocker, strong drink <i>is</i> raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/hosea/4-10.htm">Harlotry</a> <a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hosea/4-10.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/hosea/2-22.htm">New</a> <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/daniel/11-35.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/hosea/4-10.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/daniel/10-12.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/5-32.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Harlotry</a> <a href="/hosea/5-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">New</a> <a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Whoredom</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">God denounces judgments on Israel, for their aggravated impieties and iniquities.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">He exposes the ignorance and wickedness of the priests, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">and moral dissolution of the people, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">he will leave their wives and daughters to commit lewdness, without present punishment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/4-15.htm">He warns Judah, not to imitate Israel's crimes, which are still further reproved.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to promiscuity</b><br>This phrase highlights the moral and spiritual decline of Israel, as the people have turned away from God to pursue illicit relationships and idolatry. In the biblical context, promiscuity often symbolizes unfaithfulness to God, akin to spiritual adultery. The prophets frequently used marriage imagery to describe Israel's covenant relationship with God, and their infidelity through idol worship is likened to promiscuity. This reflects the broader theme of Hosea, where the prophet's own marriage serves as a metaphor for God's relationship with Israel.<p><b>wine</b><br>Wine in the Bible is often associated with joy and celebration, but it also serves as a symbol of excess and moral decay when abused. In this context, wine represents the indulgence that leads to a loss of spiritual discernment. The historical context of ancient Israel shows that wine was a common part of daily life and religious rituals, but its misuse is condemned. The Bible warns against drunkenness and its effects, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/20.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a>, which states that wine is a mocker and strong drink is raging.<p><b>and new wine</b><br>New wine refers to freshly pressed grape juice that has not yet fully fermented. It symbolizes the allure of new and enticing experiences that can lead to spiritual compromise. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, new wine was often associated with the harvest and was a time of celebration. However, the pursuit of new wine here suggests a desire for immediate gratification and pleasure, which distracts from true worship and obedience to God. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of choosing temporary pleasures over eternal truths.<p><b>which take away understanding</b><br>The loss of understanding signifies a departure from wisdom and discernment, leading to poor judgment and spiritual blindness. In the biblical narrative, understanding is closely linked to the fear of the Lord and adherence to His commandments. The indulgence in promiscuity and intoxicating substances results in a dulling of spiritual perception, making it difficult for the people to recognize their need for repentance and return to God. This theme is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/proverbs/4-7.htm">Proverbs 4:7</a>, which emphasizes the importance of wisdom and understanding in living a righteous life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC. His ministry focused on calling Israel back to faithfulness to God amidst widespread idolatry and moral decay.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted in Hosea as unfaithful to God, engaging in idolatry and moral corruption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promiscuity.htm">Promiscuity</a></b><br>Refers to the unfaithfulness of Israel, both spiritually and physically, as they turned away from God to worship other deities and engaged in immoral practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wine_and_new_wine.htm">Wine and New Wine</a></b><br>Symbolic of indulgence and excess, representing the physical and spiritual intoxication that leads to a loss of discernment and understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/u/understanding.htm">Understanding</a></b><br>The ability to discern right from wrong, which is compromised by indulgence in sin and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_indulgence.htm">The Dangers of Indulgence</a></b><br>Hosea warns that promiscuity and excessive drinking lead to a loss of understanding. Believers are called to exercise self-control and avoid behaviors that dull spiritual discernment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_unfaithfulness.htm">Spiritual Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>Just as Israel was unfaithful to God, Christians must guard against idolatry in any form, ensuring that their devotion remains solely to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Understanding and wisdom are gifts from God that can be compromised by sinful behavior. Believers should seek to maintain a clear mind and heart to discern God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The loss of understanding is a consequence of sin. Recognizing the impact of our actions on our spiritual health is crucial for maintaining a faithful walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuing_holiness.htm">Pursuing Holiness</a></b><br>Christians are called to live holy lives, avoiding the pitfalls of promiscuity and excess, and instead, pursuing righteousness and a deeper relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_sacrifices.htm">What are the key events in Jesus' life timeline?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_11_4_fit_with_space_travel.htm">If Psalm 11:4 says God's throne is in heaven, how does this align with modern understanding of the cosmos and space travel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_people_for_lacking_knowledge.htm">Hosea 4:6: Why would an all-knowing God blame the people for lack of knowledge instead of granting them the insight needed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hosea_2_9-10's_punishment_ungentle.htm">Does the punishment in Hosea 2:9-10, removing necessities from Israel, contradict God's supposed gentleness in other biblical passages?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Heart.</span>--The whole inner life, consumed by these licentious indulgences.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - It makes no great difference whether we regard this verse as concluding the foregoing or commencing a new paragraph, though we prefer the latter mode of connecting it. It states the debasing influence which debauchery and drunkenness are known to exercise over both head and heart: they dull the faculties of the former and deaden the affections of the latter. The heart is not only the seat of the affections, as with us; it comprises also the, intellect and hill; while the word <span class="hebrew">יִקַּת</span> is not so much to take away as to captivate the heart, Rashi gives the former sense: "<span class="accented">The</span> whoredom and drunkenness to which they are devoted take away their heart from me." Kimchi's explanation is judicious: "The whoredom to which they surrender themselves and the constant drunkenness which they practice take their heart, so that they have no understanding to perceive what is the way of goodness along which they should go." He further distinguishes the <span class="accented">tirosh</span> from the <span class="accented">yayin</span>, remarking that the former is the new wine which takes the heart and suddenly intoxicates. The prophet, having had occasion to mention the sin of whoredom in ver. 10, makes a general statement about the consequences of that sin combined with drunkenness in ver. 10, as not only debasing, but depriving men of the right use of their reason and the proper exercise of their natural affections. The following verses afford abundant evidence of all this in the insensate conduct of Israel at the time referred to. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Promiscuity,</span><br /><span class="heb">זְנ֛וּת</span> <span class="translit">(zə·nūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2184.htm">Strong's 2184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adultery, infidelity, idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wine,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַ֥יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and new wine</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯî·rō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8492.htm">Strong's 8492: </a> </span><span class="str2">Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take away</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽקַּֽח־</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qaḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understanding.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 4:11 Prostitution wine and new wine take away (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/4-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 4:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 4:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 4:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 4:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>