Hosea 8:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Israel has rejected the good [with loathing]; the enemy shall pursue him.

American Standard Version (1901)

Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

Common English Bible

Israel has turned away from the good; the enemy will pursue him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Israel has thrown away goodness; the enemy will overtake him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good, the enemy shall pursue him.

Hosea 8:3 Cross References

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath left off to be wise and to do good.

Lamentations 3:66

Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of the LORD.

Lamentations 4:19

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

Hosea 8:2

They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.

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.

Leviticus 26:36

And as for them that are left of you, I will send a faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one fleeth from the sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

Amos 1:11

Thus saith the LORD: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

Deuteronomy 28:25

The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

1 Timothy 5:12

having condemnation, because they have rejected their first faith.