ERVPA
PAV
12. ਮੇਰੀ ਪਰਜਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਲੱਕੜੀ ਤੋਂ ਪੁੱਛਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਓਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਲੱਠ ਓਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜ਼ਨਾਹ ਦੀ ਰੂਹ ਨੇ ਓਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭੁਲਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ, ਓਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਜ਼ਨਾਹ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

IRVPA
12. ਮੇਰੀ ਪਰਜਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਲੱਕੜੀ ਤੋਂ ਪੁੱਛਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੋਟੀ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੱਸਦੀ ਹੈ, ਵਿਭਚਾਰ ਦੀ ਰੂਹ ਨੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਟਕਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਅਧੀਨਤਾਈ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਵਿਭਚਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।



KJV
12. 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.

AMP
12. My people [habitually] ask counsel of their [senseless] wood [idols], and their staff [of wood] gives them oracles and instructs them. For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray and they have played the harlot, withdrawing themselves from subjection to their God.

KJVP
12. My people H5971 ask counsel H7592 at their stocks H6086 , and their staff H4731 declareth H5046 VHY3MS unto them : for H3588 CONJ the spirit H7307 NFS of whoredoms H2183 hath caused [ them ] to err H8582 , and they have gone a whoring H2181 from under H8478 M-CFS their God H430 .

YLT
12. My people at its staff asketh and its rod declareth to it, For a spirit of whoredoms hath caused to err, And they go a-whoring from under their God.

ASV
12. My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them; for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, departing from under their God.

WEB
12. My people consult with their wooded idol, And answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, And they have been unfaithful to their God.

NASB
12. They consult their piece of wood, and their wand makes pronouncements for them, For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray; they commit harlotry, forsaking their God.

ESV
12. My people inquire of a piece of wood, and their walking staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the whore.

RV
12. My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

RSV
12. My people inquire of a thing of wood, and their staff gives them oracles. For a spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have left their God to play the harlot.

NKJV
12. My people ask counsel from their wooden [idols,] And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused [them] to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God.

MKJV
12. My people seek advice from their wooden idols, and their rod declares to them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to go astray, and they have gone lusting away from under their God.

AKJV
12. My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declares to them: for the spirit of prostitutions has caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

NRSV
12. My people consult a piece of wood, and their divining rod gives them oracles. For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray, and they have played the whore, forsaking their God.

NIV
12. of my people. They consult a wooden idol and are answered by a stick of wood. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God.

NIRV
12. They ask a wooden statue of a god for advice. They expect to get answers from a stick of wood. They act like prostitutes. That leads them down the wrong path. I am their God. But they are not faithful to me.

NLT
12. They ask a piece of wood for advice! They think a stick can tell them the future! Longing after idols has made them foolish. They have played the prostitute, serving other gods and deserting their God.

MSG
12. They ask questions of a dead tree, expect answers from a sturdy walking stick. Drunk on sex, they can't find their way home. They've replaced their God with their genitals.

GNB
12. They ask for revelations from a piece of wood! A stick tells them what they want to know! They have left me. Like a woman who becomes a prostitute, they have given themselves to other gods.

NET
12. They consult their wooden idols, and their diviner's staff answers with an oracle. The wind of prostitution blows them astray; they commit spiritual adultery against their God.

ERVEN
12. My people are asking pieces of wood for advice. They think those sticks will answer them, because they have chased after those false gods like prostitutes. They left their God and became like prostitutes.