en_tn/hos/04/11.md

Yahweh is talking about Israel.

have taken away their understanding

(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

their walking sticks give them prophecies

idol worshipers used the staff (or walking stick) to foretell the future (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

spirit of promiscuity has misled them

worshiping the idols and having sex with the temple prostitutes has caused Israel to sin greatly against Yahweh (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)