Hosea 8:3
Israel has cast off that which is good.The enemy will pursue him.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
In Context
2They cry to me, 'My God, we Israel acknowledge you!'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord will cause you to be struck before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them, and shall flee seven ways before them: and you shall be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.
Psalms 81:10I am the Lord, your God,who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Lamentations 4:19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky.They chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.RESH
1 Timothy 5:12having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
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 →