Hosea 8:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 8:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 8:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 8:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn’t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.”
Hosea 8:4 — World English Bible
Hosea 8:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Hosea 8:4 — American Standard Version
Hosea 8:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“They have made kings, and not by Me, They have made princes, and I have not known, Their silver and their gold they have made to them idols, So that they are cut off.”
Hosea 8:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 8:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Hosea 8:4 — Darby Translation
Hosea 8:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They haue set vp a King, but not by me: they haue made princes, and I knew it not: of their siluer and their gold haue they made them idoles: therefore shall they be destroyed.”
Hosea 8:4 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 8:4 in Context — Hosea 8
2 A mí clamará Israel: Dios mío, te hemos conocido.
3 Israel desamparó el bien: enemigo lo perseguirá.
4 Ellos hicieron reyes, mas no por mí; constituyeron príncipes, mas yo no lo supe: de su plata y de su oro hicieron ídolos para sí, para ser talados.
5 Tu becerro, oh Samaria, te hizo alejar; encendióse mi enojo contra ellos, hasta que no pudieron alcanzar inocencia.
6 Porque de Israel es, y artífice lo hizo; que no es Dios: por lo que en pedazos será deshecho el becerro de Samaria.
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What Does Hosea 8:4 Mean?
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