Hosea 8:3

But Israel has rejected what is good, 1 and the enemy will pursue him. 1

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

In Context

2They cry out to me, 1 'My God, we in Israel know you.' 1

4They have set up kings, 1 but not by me. 1 They have made princes, 1 but without my knowledge. 1 With their silver and gold 1 they have made idols for themselves, 1 but it was only so they might be cut off.” 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:25Yahweh will cause you to be struck down before your enemies; you will go out one way against them but will flee before them seven ways. You will be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Psalms 81:10I am Yahweh your God, 1 who brought you out of the land of Egypt. 1 Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. 1

Lamentations 4:19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the sky. 1 They chased us to the mountains and lay in wait for us in the wilderness. 1

1 Timothy 5:12In this way they incur guilt because they revoke their first commitment.

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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