Hosea 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?”
Hosea 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity?”
Hosea 8:5 — World English Bible
Hosea 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? ”
Hosea 8:5 — American Standard Version
Hosea 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Cast off hath thy calf, O Samaria, Burned hath Mine anger against them, Till when are they not capable of purity?”
Hosea 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be incapable of purity? ”
Hosea 8:5 — Darby Translation
Hosea 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thy calfe, O Samaria, hath cast thee off: mine anger is kindled against them: howe long will they be without innocencie!”
Hosea 8:5 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 8:5 in Context — Hosea 8
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?
6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
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What Does Hosea 8:5 Mean?
Hosea 8:5 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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