Hos 9:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. offer wine offerings-- literally, "pour as a libation ( ; ). neither shall they be pleasing unto him-- as being offered on a profane soil. sacrifices ... as the bread of mourners-- which was unclean ( ; ; ). their bread for their soul-- their offering for the expiation of their soul [Calvin], ( ). Rather, "their bread for their sustenance ('soul' being often used for the animal life, , Margin) shall not come into the Lord's house"; it shall only subserve their own uses, not My worship.

‏ Hosea 9:4

4. offer wine offerings--literally, "pour as a libation (Ex 30:9; Le 23:13).

neither shall they be pleasing unto him--as being offered on a profane soil.

sacrifices ... as the bread of mourners--which was unclean (De 26:14; Jr 16:7; Eze 24:17).

their bread for their soul--their offering for the expiation of their soul [Calvin], (Le 17:11). Rather, "their bread for their sustenance ('soul' being often used for the animal life, Ge 14:21, Margin) shall not come into the Lord's house"; it shall only subserve their own uses, not My worship.