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 [Então] clamarão a mim: Deus meu, nós, Israel, te conhecemos.

3 Israel rejeitou o bem; o inimigo o perseguirá.

4 Eles fizeram reis, mas não de mim; constituíram príncipes, porém sem que eu soubesse; de sua prata e de seu ouro fizeram ídolos para si, para que sejam exterminados.

5 O teu bezerro foi rejeitado, ó Samaria; minha ira está acesa contra eles; até quando não suportarão a pureza?

6 Porque isso procede de Israel, um artífice o fez; isso não é Deus; por isso o bezerro de Samaria será desfeito em pedaços.

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What Does Hosea 8:4 Mean?

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