Hosea 8:5

Cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be unable to purge themselves in Israel?

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

In Context

4They have made kings for themselves, but not by me: they have ruled, but they did not make it known to me: of their silver and their gold they have made images to themselves, that they might be destroyed.

6Whereas the workman made it, and it is not God; wherefore thy calf, Samaria, was a deceiver:

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, 1 It shall burn to hell below; 1 It shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; 1 It shall set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 1

2 Kings 17:21Forasmuch as Israel revolted from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drew off Israel from following the Lord, and led them to sin a great sin.

Proverbs 1:22So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: 1 But the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, 1 Having become ungodly have hated knowledge, 1 And are become subject to reproofs. 1

Jeremiah 4:14Cleanse thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved: how long will thy grievous thoughts be within thee?

Hosea 8:6Whereas the workman made it, and it is not God; wherefore thy calf, Samaria, was a deceiver:

Hosea 10:8And the altars of Aven, the sins of Israel, shall be taken away: thorns and thistles shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

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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