Hosea 4:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.

Young's Literal Translation
Sour [is] their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.

King James Bible
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers [with] shame do love, Give ye.

Hebrew
When their liquor
סָבְאָ֑ם (sā·ḇə·’ām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5435: A drink, liquor

is gone,
סָ֖ר (sār)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

they turn to prostitution;
הַזְנֵ֣ה (haz·nêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

their rulers
מָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ (mā·ḡin·ne·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile

dearly
הֵב֛וּ (hê·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 157: To have affection f

love
אָהֲב֥וּ (’ā·hă·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 157: To have affection f

disgrace.
קָל֖וֹן (qā·lō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7036: Disgrace, the pudenda

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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