Hosea 8:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.”
Hosea 8:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 8:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Hosea 8:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Hosea 8:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.”
Hosea 8:3 — World English Bible
Hosea 8:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.”
Hosea 8:3 — American Standard Version
Hosea 8:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Cast off good hath Israel, an enemy pursueth him.”
Hosea 8:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 8:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Israel hath cast off good: the enemy shall pursue him.”
Hosea 8:3 — Darby Translation
Hosea 8:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Israel hath cast off ye thing that is good: the enemie shall pursue him.”
Hosea 8:3 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 8:3 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.
5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
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What Does Hosea 8:3 Mean?
Hosea 8:3 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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