Hosea 8:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.”

Hosea 8:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 8:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Hosea 8:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Hosea 8:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They cry to me, ‘My God, we, Israel, acknowledge you!’”

Hosea 8:2 — World English Bible

Hosea 8:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee. ”

Hosea 8:2 — American Standard Version

Hosea 8:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To Me they cry, `My God, we--Israel--have known Thee.'”

Hosea 8:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 8:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They shall cry unto me, MyGod, we know thee; [we], Israel. ”

Hosea 8:2 — Darby Translation

Hosea 8:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Israel shall crie vnto me, My God, we know thee.”

Hosea 8:2 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 8:2 in Context — Hosea 8

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 made them idols, that they may be cut off.

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What Does Hosea 8:2 Mean?

Hosea 8:2 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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