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Douay-Rheims
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My people have consulted their stocks, and their staff hath declared unto them: for the spirit of fornication hath deceived them, and they have committed fornication against their God.
King James
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My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Louis Second
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Mon peuple consulte son bois, Et c'est son bâton qui lui parle; Car l'esprit de prostitution égare, Et ils se prostituent loin de leur Dieu
Martin Luther
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Mein Volk fragt sein Holz, und sein Stab soll ihm predigen; denn der Hurereigeist verführet sie, daß sie wider ihren GOtt Hurerei treiben.
Vulgate
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populus meus in ligno suo interrogavit et baculus eius adnuntiavit ei spiritus enim fornicationum decepit eos et fornicati sunt a Deo suo

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


populus : people, the people, nation, crowd, multitude, host.
populus : popular.
populus : populace, laity.
meus : my.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
suo : to stitch, join.
spiritus : breath, breathing /life /spirit.
enim : in fact, truly, indeed.
enim : for, in fact, truly (may often be omitted).