Key Verse Spotlight
Hosea 8:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Israel hath cast off {the thing that is} good: the enemy shall pursue him.”
Hosea 8:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
{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. {thy: Heb. the roof of thy}
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
Israel hath cast off {the thing that is} good: the enemy shall pursue him.
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.
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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