Hosea 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Hosea 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but Yahweh doesn’t accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.”

Hosea 8:13 — World English Bible

Hosea 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Hosea 8:13 — American Standard Version

Hosea 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The sacrifices of Mine offerings! They sacrifice flesh, and they eat, Jehovah hath not accepted them, Now doth He remember their iniquity, And inspect their sin, They--<FI> to<Fi> Egypt they turn back.”

Hosea 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; Jehovah hath no delight in them. Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. ”

Hosea 8:13 — Darby Translation

Hosea 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They sacrifice flesh for ye sacrifices of mine offerings, and eate it: but the Lord accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquitie, and visite their sinnes: they shall returne to Egypt.”

Hosea 8:13 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 8:13 in Context — Hosea 8

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 8:13 Mean?

Hosea 8:13 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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