Hosea 4:12 meaning and explanation
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
Hosea 4:12, Berean Standard Bible
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In this verse God speaks through Hosea, the prophet active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, and names the heart of the nation's failure. The people inquire of a wooden idol and rely on a divining rod, a stick used in attempts to discern a yes or no answer, rather than seeking the LORD.
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