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NASB | Hosea 4:12 My people consult their wooden idol, and their diviner's wand informs them; For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray, And they have played the harlot, departing from their God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hosea 4:12 My people consult their [lifeless] wooden idol, and their [diviner's] wand gives them oracles. For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray [morally and spiritually], And they have played the prostitute, withdrawing themselves from their God. |
Bible Question: Is this ascertaining devine will? Is this the same as Ezek 21:21 |
Bible Answer: No, it is not "ascertaining divine will." It is an idolotrous and superstitious method of divining that is forbidden by and abominable to the Lord. Yes, it is the same word as in Ezekiel 21:21 and thirteen other places in Scripture. |