Hosea 8:5
Thy calf - The chief idol set up in Samaria. Cast thee off - Hath provoked God to cast thee off. Against them - Idols, and idol worshippers. How long - How long will it be, ere they repent and reform?
4 “Theya set up kings, but not by Me;
They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them.
From their silver and gold
They made idols for themselves—
That they might be cut off.
They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them.
From their silver and gold
They made idols for themselves—
That they might be cut off.
5 Your1 calf is rejected, O Samaria!
My anger is aroused against them—
aHow long until they attain to innocence?
My anger is aroused against them—
aHow long until they attain to innocence?
6 For from Israel is even this:
A aworkman made it, and it is not God;
But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.
A aworkman made it, and it is not God;
But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.
7 “Theya sow the wind,
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
bAliens would swallow it up.
And reap the whirlwind.
The stalk has no bud;
It shall never produce meal.
If it should produce,
bAliens would swallow it up.
10 Yes, though they have hired among the nations,
Now aI will gather them;
And they shall1 sorrow a little,
Because of the1 burden of bthe king of princes.
Now aI will gather them;
And they shall1 sorrow a little,
Because of the1 burden of bthe king of princes.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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