Hosea 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.”
Hosea 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I wrote for him the many things of my law, but they were regarded as a strange thing.”
Hosea 8:12 — World English Bible
Hosea 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.”
Hosea 8:12 — American Standard Version
Hosea 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I write for him numerous things of My law, As a strange thing they have been reckoned.”
Hosea 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I have prescribed unto him the manifold things of my law: they are counted [as] a strange thing.”
Hosea 8:12 — Darby Translation
Hosea 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue written to them the great things of my Lawe: but they were counted as a strange thing.”
Hosea 8:12 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 8:12 in Context — Hosea 8
10 Quand même ils font des présents parmi les nations, Je vais maintenant les rassembler, Et bientôt ils souffriront sous le fardeau du roi des princes.
11 Éphraïm a multiplié les autels pour pécher, Et ces autels l’ont fait tomber dans le péché.
12 Que j’écrive pour lui toutes les ordonnances de ma loi, Elles sont regardées comme quelque chose d’étranger.
13 Ils immolent des victimes qu’ils m’offrent, Et ils en mangent la chair: L’Éternel n’y prend point de plaisir. Maintenant l’Éternel se souvient de leur iniquité, Et il punira leurs péchés: Ils retourneront en Égypte.
14 Israël a oublié celui qui l’a fait, Et a bâti des palais, Et Juda a multiplié les villes fortes; Mais j’enverrai le feu dans leurs villes, Et il en dévorera les palais.
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What Does Hosea 8:12 Mean?
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