Hosea 8:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Matt 7:21 : 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1 John 2:4 : 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
Matt 25:11 : 11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
Luke 13:25 : 25 When once {G302} the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, {G2962} open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;
2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.
2 Kgs 10:29 : 29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.
Ps 78:34-37 : 34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer. 36 But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue. 37 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness 2 (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):
Jer 7:4 : 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.
Hos 5:15 : 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
Hos 7:13-14 : 13 Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
Mic 3:11 : 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Hos 8:1
77%
1[Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle [he cometh] against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Ps 81:8
76%
8Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!
Hos 8:3
75%
3Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
Isa 1:3
74%
3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Judg 10:10
74%
10And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah, saying, We have sinned against thee, even because we have forsaken our God, and have served the Baalim.
Jer 3:21-22
2 verses
74%
21A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping [and] the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.
22Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God.
Josh 22:22
73%
22The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not this day,)
Ps 50:7
73%
7Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, [even] thy God.
Hos 14:1
73%
1O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Ps 76:1
72%
1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel.
Hos 5:3
72%
3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.
Hos 13:5
72%
5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
Ezek 34:30
72%
30And they shall know that I, Jehovah, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord Jehovah.
1 Kgs 8:52
72%
52that thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them whensoever they cry unto thee.
Isa 52:6
72%
6Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore [they shall know] in that day that I am he that doth speak; behold, it is I.
Jer 11:18
72%
18And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings.
Hos 7:10
72%
10And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.
Amos 5:1
71%
1Hear ye this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.
Jer 14:8
71%
8O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Isa 48:1
71%
1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness
Amos 4:12
71%
12Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; [and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
Ps 9:10
71%
10And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Isa 58:1-2
2 verses
71%
1Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.
Hos 4:1
71%
1Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Joel 2:27
71%
27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.
Jer 10:1
71%
1Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
1 Kgs 8:33
71%
33When thy people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; if they turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication unto thee in this house:
1 Sam 7:8
71%
8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
Isa 31:6
71%
6Turn ye unto him from whom ye have deeply revolted, O children of Israel.
Amos 3:1
71%
1Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Ps 81:11
71%
11But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me.
Hos 11:7
71%
7And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to [him that is] on high, none at all will exalt [him].
Jer 6:18
71%
18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
1 Kgs 8:60
71%
60that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.
Ezek 39:22
71%
22So the house of Israel shall know that I am Jehovah their God, from that day and forward.
Jer 2:31
71%
31O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee?
Joel 2:17
71%
17Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
Isa 40:27
70%
27Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from Jehovah, and the justice [due] to me is passed away from my God?
Hos 11:1
70%
1When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Isa 55:5
70%
5Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
Jer 31:6
70%
6For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.
1 Kgs 18:37
70%
37Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou, Jehovah, art God, and [that] thou hast turned their heart back again.
Jer 11:11
70%
11Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and they shall cry unto me, but I will not hearken unto them.
Ps 56:9
70%
9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.
Ps 140:6
70%
6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
Jer 50:4
70%
4In those days, and in that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together; they shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek Jehovah their God.
Isa 43:22
70%
22Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
Ps 30:8
70%
8I cried to thee, O Jehovah; And unto Jehovah I made supplication: