Hosea 4:15-17

New Living Translation

¹⁵ “Though you, Israel, are a prostitute,
    may Judah not be guilty of such things.
Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven,^[a]
    and do not take oaths there in the Lord’s name.
¹⁶ Israel is stubborn,
    like a stubborn heifer.
So should the Lord feed her
    like a lamb in a lush pasture?
¹⁷ Leave Israel^[b] alone,
    because she is married to idolatry.