Hosea 8:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Hosea 8:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 8:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 8:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.”

Hosea 8:6 — World English Bible

Hosea 8:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. ”

Hosea 8:6 — American Standard Version

Hosea 8:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For even it <FI>is<Fi> of Israel; an artificer made it, And it <FI>is<Fi> not God, For the calf of Samaria is fragments!”

Hosea 8:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 8:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For from Israel is this also: — a workman made it, and it is noGod: for the calf of Samaria shall be [broken in] pieces. ”

Hosea 8:6 — Darby Translation

Hosea 8:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For it came euen from Israel: the workeman made it, therefore it is not God: but the calfe of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.”

Hosea 8:6 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 8:6 in Context — Hosea 8

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.

8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

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What Does Hosea 8:6 Mean?

Hosea 8:6 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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