And burn incense on the hills,
Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
Because their shade is good.
bTherefore your daughters commit harlotry,
And your brides commit adultery.
Nor your brides when they commit adultery;
For the men themselves go apart with harlots,
And offer sacrifices with a aritual harlot.
Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled.
Let not Judah offend.
aDo not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to bBeth Aven,
cNor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in1 open country.
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Hosea 4:15
Though Israel's ten tribes indulge in spiritual harlotry, at least thou, Judah, who hast the legal priesthood, and the temple rites, and Jerusalem, do not follow her bad example.
Gilgal—situated between Jordan and Jericho on the confines of Samaria; once a holy place to Jehovah (Joshua 5:10-15; I Samuel 10:8; I Samuel 15:21); afterwards desecrated by idol-worship (Hosea 9:15; 12-11; Amos 4:4; Amos 5:5; compare Judges 3:19, Margin).
Beth-aven—that is, "house of vanity" or idols: a name substituted in contempt for Beth-el, "the house of God"; once sacred to Jehovah (Genesis 28:17, Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:7), but made by Jeroboam the seat of the worship of the calves (I Kings 12:28-33; I Kings 13:1; Jeremiah 48:13; Amos 3:14; Amos 7:13). "Go up" refers to the fact that Beth-el was on a hill (Joshua 16:1).
nor swear, The Lord liveth—This formula of oath was appointed by God Himself (Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20; Jeremiah 4:2). It is therefore here forbidden not absolutely, but in conjunction with idolatry and falsehood (Isaiah 48:1; Ezekiel 20:39; Zephaniah 1:5).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 4:15:
Joshua 7:2
Hosea 4:17
Hosea 5:5
Hosea 5:8
Hosea 9:15
Hosea 10:5
Hosea 12:11
Amos 4:4
Amos 5:5
Amos 8:14
Zephaniah 1:5
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