Hos 4:15 | HCSB | STEP | Israel , if you act promiscuously , don’t let Judah become guilty ! Do not go to Gilgal or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven , and do not swear an oath : As the Lord lives !

Hosea 4:15

Warnings for Israel and Judah

15 Israel, if you act promiscuously,
don’t let Judah become ^{▼▼guilt/guilty: The liability to be punished for a fault, a sin, an act, or an omission unless there is forgiveness or atonement; the term normally concerns an objective fact, not a subjective feeling.}guilty!
Do not go to Gilgal ^b
or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven ^{▼▼= House of Wickedness
,} ^d
and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives! ^e