18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 4:18:1 ⧉סָ֖רsarhas turned aside Hosea 4:18:2 ⧉סָבְאָ֑םsaveamtheir drink or their liquor Hosea 4:18:3 ⧉הַזְנֵ֣הhazneto commit prostitution Hosea 4:18:4 ⧉הִזְנ֔וּhiznuthey have committed prostitution Hosea 4:18:5 ⧉אָהֲב֥וּahavuthey have loved Hosea 4:18:6 ⧉הֵב֛וּhevugive or bring Hosea 4:18:7 ⧉קָל֖וֹןkalonshame or disgrace Hosea 4:18:8 ⧉מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃maginnehaher shields or her protectors |
18. Formal Translation Their drink is gone; they have committed prostitution; her shields love, “Give!”. |
18. Dynamic Translation When their drinking dries up, they throw themselves into prostitution; her rulers love the cry, “Give!”, and they embrace what is shameful. |