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Hosea 8:5

Samaria
Judgment

3 But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.

4 They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.

He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?

6 For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
KJV
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
WEB
Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity?
ASV
He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
DARBY
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be incapable of purity?
BLB
He has rejected your calf, O Samaria; My anger burns against them. Until when will they not be capable of innocence?
ÅB
Motbydelig er din kalv, Samaria! Min vrede er tent opp mot dem. Hvor lenge skal renhet synes dem utålelig?
OTB
Han har forkastet din kalv, Samaria, og erklært,
“Min vrede brenner mot dem!”
Hvor lenge vil de være ute av stand til å forbli uskyldige?
B1930
Motbydelig er din kalv, Samaria! Min vrede er optendt mot dem. Hvor lenge skal renhet synes dem utålelig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 10:5

    The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.

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  • Jeremiah 13:27

    Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields— I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”

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  • Proverbs 1:22

    “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

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  • Jeremiah 4:14

    Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

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  • 2 Kings 17:16–18

    They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.

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  • Hosea 8:6

    For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

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  • Isaiah 45:20

    Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.

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  • Acts 7:41

    At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.

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