Hosea 4:13 Meaning and Explanation
“They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Worship offered to idols on the high places breeds the very corruption it pretends to sanctify, spreading into the home.
What Does Hosea 4:13 Mean?
The false worship is staged on mountaintops and beneath shady trees, places chosen for their beauty and pleasant shade. There the people offered sacrifices and incense to idols. But what is sown spreads: the corruption of the shrines flows down into households, touching daughters and wives.
Sin does not stay contained on the hilltop. The choices of one generation shape the next, and private worship shapes public life. The verse mourns how quickly a turning from God becomes a flood that reaches the family. It calls parents and people to guard the worship of the home, where the deepest formation happens.
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What does Hosea 4:13 mean?
Worship offered to idols on the high places breeds the very corruption it pretends to sanctify, spreading into the home.