Hosea 8:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 8:13

11 “Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin,
They have become for him altars for sinning.

12 I have written for him ^athe great things of My law,
But they were considered a strange thing.

13 For the sacrifices of My offerings ^athey sacrifice flesh and eat it,
^bBut the Lord does not accept them.
^cNow He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
They shall return to Egypt.

14 “For^a Israel has forgotten ^bhis Maker,
And has built¹ temples;
Judah also has multiplied ^cfortified cities;
But ^dI will send fire upon his cities,
And it shall devour his¹ palaces.”

Verse Comparison: Hosea 8:13

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American Standard Version
As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but Jehovah accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Amplified® Bible
My sacrificial gifts they sacrifice [as a mere form]; yes, they sacrifice flesh and eat it, but the Lord does not accept them. Now He will [earnestly] remember their guilt {and} iniquity and will punish their sins. They shall return to [another] Egypt [Assyria].

Contemporary English Version
You sacrifice your best animals and eat the sacrificial meals, but I, the LORD, refuse your offerings. I will remember your sins and punish you. Then you will return to Egypt.

Darby English Version
They sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; Jehovah hath no delight in them. Now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

Good News Bible
They offer sacrifices to me and eat the meat of the sacrifices. But I, the LORD, am not pleased with them, and now I will remember their sin and punish them for it; I will send them back to Egypt!

King James Version
They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

New American Standard Bible
As for My sacrificial gifts, They sacrifice the flesh and eat {it,} {But} the LORD has taken no delight in them. Now He will remember their iniquity, And punish {them} for their sins; They will return to Egypt.

New International Version
They offer sacrifices given to me
and they eat the meat,
but the LORD is not pleased with them.
Now he will remember their wickedness
and punish their sins:
They will return to Egypt.

New King James Version
For the sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it,
Butthe LORD does not accept them.
Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
They shall return to Egypt.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As for My sacrificial gifts, They sacrifice the flesh and eat it, But the LORD has taken no delight in them Now He will remember their iniquity, And punish them for their sins; They will return to Egypt.

Revised Standard Version
They love sacrifice; they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the LORD has no delight in them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Young's Literal Translation
The sacrifices of Mine offerings! They sacrifice flesh, and they eat, Jehovah hath not accepted them, Now doth He remember their iniquity, And inspect their sin, They -- `to' Egypt they turn back.

New English Translation
They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices.¹ Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.

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