Hosea 4:12

4:12 They consult their wooden idols,

and their diviner’s staff answers with an oracle.

The wind of prostitution blows them astray;

they commit spiritual adultery ¹  against their God.

Hosea 9:1

Fertility Cult Festivals Have Intoxicated Israel

9:1 O Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly ²  like the nations,

for you are unfaithful ³  to your God.

You love to receive a prostitute's wages ⁴ 

on all the floors where you thresh your grain.

[4:12]  ¹ tn Heb “adultery.” The adjective “spiritual” is supplied in the translation to clarify that apostasy is meant here.

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “do not rejoice unto jubilation”; KJV “Rejoice not…for joy”; NASB “Do not rejoice…with exultation.”

[9:1]  ³ tn Heb “you have committed adultery”; NRSV “you have played the whore.”

[9:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “you love the wages of the prostitute” (NIV similar); NAB “loving a harlot’s hire.”