Hosea 8:3

Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy shall pursue him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

In Context

2They shall cry to me, My God, we, Israel know thee.

4They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made rulers, and I knew it not. They have made themselves idols of their silver and their gold, that they may be cut off.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:25LORD will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies. Thou shall go out one way against them, and shall flee seven ways before them. And thou shall be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Psalms 81:10I am LORD thy God who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Lamentations 4:19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens. They chased us upon the mountains. They laid wait for us in the wilderness.

1 Timothy 5:12which has condemnation because they have disregarded the original pledge.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:2-8

Sin and Punishment of Israel; Crimes Charged against Israel; Sottish Idolatry of Israel. ( b. c. 745.) 1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord , because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. 2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. 3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. 4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they… Read the whole commentary →

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