Hosea 8:2

Will they cry unto Me: 'My God, we Israel know Thee'?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

In Context

1Set the horn to thy mouth. As a vulture he cometh against the house of the LORD; because they have transgressed My covenant, and trespassed against My law.

3Israel hath cast off that which is good; the enemy shall pursue him.

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:16And he said: 'Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.' So they made him ride in his chariot.

Psalms 78:34When He slew them, then they would inquire after Him, and turn back and seek God earnestly.

Jeremiah 7:4Trust ye not in lying words, saying: 'The temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, are these.'

Hosea 7:13Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me?

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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