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Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wind wraps them in its wings, And they will be put to shame because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The wind wraps them in its wings, And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The wind wraps them in its wings, And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The wind binds them up in its wings, And they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The wind [of God’s relentless wrath] has wrapped up Israel in its wings, And [in captivity] they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices [to calves, to sun, to moon, to stars, and to pagan gods].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A wind with its wings will carry them off, and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A wind with its wings will carry them off, and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so you will be swept away in a whirlwind for sacrificing to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The wind will carry them away in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will be carried away as by the wind, and they will be ashamed of their pagan sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A wind storm will carry them away in its embrace, and their sacrifices will bring them shame."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings; they will be brought to shame because of their idolatrous worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Wind has distressed her with its wings, "" And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Distressed her hath wind with its wings, And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The wind bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed of their sacrifices.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The wind hath bound them up in its wings, and they shall be confounded because of their sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The wind has fastened them to its wings, and they will be confounded because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A wind has bound them up in its wings; they shall be ashamed because of their altars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the wind rend asunder their robes; let them be ashamed of their altars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The Spirit shall bind them up with their wings, and they will be ashamed of their altars <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou art a blast of wind in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/4-19.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=667" 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">18</span>When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">The whirlwind</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: ṣā·rar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">has wrapped</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">in its wings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: miz·ziḇ·ḥō·ṯå̄·ms (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">and their sacrifices</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: wə·yê·ḇō·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">will bring them shame.</a> </span><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="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a></span><br />Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Isaiah 57:13</a></span><br />When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Jeremiah 3:2-3</a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. / Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">Jeremiah 5:25</a></span><br />Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Ezekiel 16:37</a></span><br />therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Jeremiah 4:18</a></span><br />“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Ezekiel 23:49</a></span><br />They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.<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="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:10-12</a></span><br />and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The wind has bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.</p><p class="hdg">wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-11.htm">Jeremiah 4:11,12</a></b></br> At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">Jeremiah 51:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Zechariah 5:9-11</a></b></br> Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind <i>was</i> in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven… </p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Hosea 10:6</a></b></br> It shall be also carried unto Assyria <i>for</i> a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Isaiah 1:29</a></b></br> For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Isaiah 42:17</a></b></br> They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye <i>are</i> our gods.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/daniel/3-24.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/daniel/7-15.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-4.htm">Folded</a> <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/daniel/11-44.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/daniel/2-35.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/daniel/7-6.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Wrapped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Wraps</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/8-11.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/nahum/1-10.htm">Folded</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Sacrifices</a> <a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/hosea/8-7.htm">Wind</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Wings</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Wrapped</a> <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Wraps</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'; 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In the biblical context, a whirlwind often represents divine intervention or judgment (e.g., <a href="/job/38.htm">Job 38:1</a>, <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a>). The whirlwind's wings suggest being caught up and carried away, indicating the inescapability of God's judgment. Historically, Israel was facing the threat of Assyrian invasion, which would eventually lead to their exile. This imagery underscores the severity and inevitability of the consequences of their idolatry and unfaithfulness to God.<p><b>and their sacrifices will bring them shame.</b><br>In ancient Israel, sacrifices were central to worship and maintaining a covenant relationship with God. However, the Israelites' sacrifices had become corrupted by idolatry and insincerity (<a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a>). Instead of bringing favor, these sacrifices would result in shame because they were offered to false gods or with wrong intentions. This reflects a broader biblical theme where God desires obedience and genuine devotion over ritualistic offerings (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a>). The shame also points to the public exposure and humiliation that would come upon Israel due to their misplaced trust in rituals rather than in God.<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, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted as unfaithful to God, engaging in idolatry and false worship.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifices.htm">Sacrifices</a></b><br>Refers to the offerings made by the Israelites, which had become corrupted and idolatrous.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wind.htm">Wind</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's judgment and the futility of Israel's actions, often representing instability and destruction.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shame.htm">Shame</a></b><br>The consequence of Israel's unfaithfulness and idolatry, leading to their downfall and disgrace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Just as the wind carries away the chaff, so does idolatry lead to emptiness and destruction. Believers are called to examine their lives for any idols that may have taken the place of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>Israel's shame serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God. Christians are encouraged to remain faithful and obedient to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_judgment.htm">God's Sovereign Judgment</a></b><br>The imagery of the wind reminds us of God's power and authority over creation. It is a call to reverence and awe, recognizing that God will not tolerate sin indefinitely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While Hosea speaks of judgment, it also points to the possibility of repentance and restoration. Believers are urged to seek God's forgiveness and return to Him wholeheartedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a></b><br>The corrupted sacrifices of Israel highlight the need for genuine worship. Christians are reminded to worship God in spirit and truth, offering their lives as living sacrifices.<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_is_the_mosaic_covenant.htm">What defines the Mosaic Covenant in religious context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_1_and_hosea_6_6_align.htm">How does the emphasis on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1 align with later scripture stressing mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hosea_6_6_inconsistent_with_ot_sacrifices.htm">In Hosea 6:6, is placing mercy over sacrifice inconsistent with other Old Testament passages that emphasize animal offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_unintentional_sin.htm">What does the Bible say about unintentional sin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/4-19.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">The wind</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֛וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has wrapped</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6887.htm">Strong's 6887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in its wings</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(biḵ·nā·p̄e·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their sacrifices</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(miz·ziḇ·ḥō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bring them shame.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yê·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/4-19.htm">Hosea 4:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/4-19.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 4:19 The wind has wrapped her up (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/4-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 4:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 4:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/5-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 5:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 5:1" /></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>