Hosea 11:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.”

Hosea 11:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 11:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 11:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.”

Hosea 11:2 — World English Bible

Hosea 11:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. ”

Hosea 11:2 — American Standard Version

Hosea 11:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.”

Hosea 11:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 11:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baals, and burned incense to graven images. ”

Hosea 11:2 — Darby Translation

Hosea 11:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They called them, but they went thus from them: they sacrificed vnto Baalim, and burnt incense to images.”

Hosea 11:2 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 11:2 in Context — Hosea 11

1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

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What Does Hosea 11:2 Mean?

Hosea 11:2 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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