Hosea 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.”

Hosea 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I wrote for him the many things of my law, but they were regarded as a strange thing.”

Hosea 8:12 — World English Bible

Hosea 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.”

Hosea 8:12 — American Standard Version

Hosea 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I write for him numerous things of My law, As a strange thing they have been reckoned.”

Hosea 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have prescribed unto him the manifold things of my law: they are counted [as] a strange thing.”

Hosea 8:12 — Darby Translation

Hosea 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue written to them the great things of my Lawe: but they were counted as a strange thing.”

Hosea 8:12 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 8:12 in Context — Hosea 8

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 of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

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What Does Hosea 8:12 Mean?

Hosea 8:12 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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