Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
Their drinking has turned bitter, and they keep cheating on God over and over. Even their leaders are obsessed with shameful things and love getting bribes.
When you keep choosing the wrong things, even your leaders get corrupt and everything goes sour.
📚 Historical Context
In the 8th century BC, the prophet Hosea was delivering God's message to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, condemning their widespread idolatry and moral corruption, which he depicted as spiritual adultery. This verse highlights the people's drunkenness and ongoing unfaithfulness, including the shameful involvement of their leaders, as a sign of societal decay amid threats from invading powers like Assyria. Hosea's prophecies were meant to call the nation back to covenant faithfulness before divine judgment fell.
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