Hosea 8:2

They shall soon cry out to me, saying, O God, we know thee.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1He shall come into their midst as the land, as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and have sinned against my law.

3For Israel has turned away from good things; they have pursued an enemy.

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Cross References

2 Kings 10:16And he said to him, Come with me, and see me zealous for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.

Jeremiah 7:4Trust not in yourselves with lying words, for they shall not profit you at all, saying, It is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.

Hosea 7:13Woe to them! for they have started aside from me: they are cowards; for they have sinned against me: yet I redeemed them, but they spoke falsehoods 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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