Hosea 8:3 - The Scriptures 2009

“Yisra’ĕl has rejected what is good, an enemy pursues 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 wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise, to do good.

Lamentations 3:66

Pursue and destroy them in displeasure, From under the heavens of יהוה.

Lamentations 4:19

Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the heavens. They came hotly after us on the mountains And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

Hosea 8:2

“They cry out to Me, ‘My Elohim – we, Yisra’ĕl, know You!’

Hosea 8:4

“They have made sovereigns, but not from Me. They have made rulers, but I have not known. From their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, so that they are cut off.

Leviticus 26:36

‘And as for those of you who are left, I shall send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee. And they shall flee as though retreating from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.

Amos 1:11

Thus said יהוה, “For three transgressions of Eḏom, and for four, I do not turn it back, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all compassion. And his displeasure tore incessantly, and he kept his wrath forever.

Deuteronomy 28:25

“יהוה causes you to be defeated before your enemies – you go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. And you shall become a horror to all the reigns of the earth.

1 Timothy 5:12

having guilt because they set aside their first belief.