Hos 4:15 | NET2full | STEP | Although you , O Israel , commit adultery , do not let Judah become guilty ! Do not journey to Gilgal . Do not go up to Beth Aven . Do not swear , “As surely as the Lord lives !”

‏ Hosea 4:15

Warning to Judah: Do Not Join in Israel’s Apostasy

15 Although you, O Israel, commit adultery,
do not let Judah become guilty!
Do not journey to Gilgal.
Do not go up to Beth Aven. ^{▼▼sn Beth Aven means “house of wickedness” in Hebrew; it is a polemic reference to “Bethel,” which means “house of God” (cf. CEV “at sinful Bethel”).}
Do not swear, “As surely as the Lord lives!”