Hosea 8:12
Though I write for him many laws, They are accounted as a strange thing;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
In Context
11Ephraim hath built many altars for sin, Therefore shall he have altars for sin.
Cross References
Psalms 119:18Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
Proverbs 22:20Behold, I have written to thee excellent things Concerning counsel and knowledge;
Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Jehovah: Stand ye upon the ways and look; And ask for the old paths, “Where is the good way?” Walk ye in it, and ye shall find for yourselves rest. But they say, We will not walk in it.
Hosea 4:6My people is destroyed for lack of knowledge; Since thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, so that thou shalt no more be my priest; Since thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:9-14
The Sins of Israel; The Crimes of the People. ( b. c. 745.) 8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. 9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. 10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. 11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 12 I have written to him the great things… Read the whole commentary →