Osee 4:17

17 Ephraim, joined with idols, has laid stumbling-blocks in his own way.

Osee 4:17 In-Context

15 But thou, O Israel, be not ignorant, and go ye not, Juda, to Galgala; and go not up to the house of On, and swear not by the living Lord.

16 For Israel was maddened like a mad heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a wide place.

17 Ephraim, joined with idols, has laid stumbling-blocks in his own way.

18 He has chosen the Chananites: they have grievously gone a-whoring: they have loved dishonour through her insolence.

19 Thou art a blast of wind in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their altars.