Hosea 13:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves moulded images from their silver, idols according to their skill, all of them the work of craftsmen. They say of them, “Let the men who slaughter kiss the calves!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And now they sin more and more and have made for themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding [as it pleased them], all of them the work of the craftsmen. To these [very works of their hands] they speak or pray who sacrifice to them; they kiss and show homage to the calves [as if they were alive]!

American Standard Version (1901)

² And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Common English Bible

² And now they keep on sinning; they have made metal images, idols of silver, as a result of their skill, all of them the work of craftsmen. “Sacrifice to these,” they say. People are kissing calves!

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And now they add that they will be sinning more. And they have made themselves an image cast from their silver, just like the image of idols; but the whole thing has been made by craftsmen. These say to them, "Sacrifice men, you who adore calves."

Hosea 13:2 Cross References

1 Kings 19:18

“And I shall leave seven thousand in Yisra’ĕ

2 Chronicles 28:13

and said to them, “Do not bring the captives here, to bring on us guilt before יהוה. Are you planning to add to our sins and to our guilt? For our guilt is great, and burning is the wrath on Yisra’ĕ

2 Chronicles 33:23

And he did not humble himself before יהוה, as his father Menashsheh had humbled himself, for Amon trespassed more and more.

Psalm 2:12

Kiss the Son, lest He be enraged, And you perish in the way, For soon His wrath is to be kindled. Blessed are all those taking refuge in Him.

Isaiah 1:5

Why should you be beaten any more? You continue in apostasy! All the head is sick, and all the heart faints.

Isaiah 30:1

“Woe to the stubborn children,” declares יהוה, “to make counsel, but not from Me, and to devise plans, but not of My Spirit, in order to add sin to sin;

Isaiah 44:11

See, all his companions are ashamed, and the workmen, they are but men. Let them all be gathered together, let them stand up, let them fear, let them be put to shame, altogether.

Isaiah 45:20

“Gather yourselves and come; draw near together, you who have escaped from the gentiles. No knowledge have they who are lifting up the wood of their carved image, and pray to a mighty one that does not save.

Isaiah 46:6

“They pour gold out of the bag, and weigh silver on the scale. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a mighty one. They fall down, they also bow themselves.

Isaiah 46:8

“Remember this, and show yourselves men; turn it back, you transgressors.

Jeremiah 10:4

“They adorn it with silver and gold, they fasten it with nails and hammers so that it does not topple.

Jeremiah 10:8

They are both brutish and foolish, an instruction of worthlessness is the tree.

Jeremiah 8:5

“Why then has this people, Yerushalayim, turned away in a continual backsliding? They cling to deceit, they refuse to turn back.

Hosea 10:1

Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 10:5

The inhabitants of Shomeron fear because of the calf of Bĕ

Hosea 11:2

“They called to them, so they went from their face. They slaughtered to the Baʽ

Hosea 11:6

“And the sword shall whirl in his cities, and it shall demolish his gate bars, and consume, because of their own counsels.

Hosea 14:3

“Ashshur does not save us. We do not ride on horses, nor ever again do we say to the work of our hands, ‘Our mighty ones.’ For the fatherless finds compassion in You.”

Hosea 2:8

“And she did not acknowledge that I gave her grain, and new wine, and oil, and increased her silver and gold which they prepared for Baʽ

Hosea 4:17

“Ephrayim is joined to idols, let him alone.

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.

Hosea 8:5

“O Shomeron, your calf has been cast off! My wrath has burned against them. How long shall they be incapable of innocence?

Hosea 8:6

“For from Yisra’ĕ

Numbers 32:14

“And see, you have risen in your father’s place, an increase of men, sinners, to add still more the burning displeasure of יהוה  against Yisra’ĕ

Romans 11:4

But what does the answer of Elohim say to him? “I have left for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baʽ

Romans 2:5

But according to your hardness and your unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of Elohim,

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil men and impostors shall go on to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

1 Samuel 10:1

And Shemu’ĕ