Hosea 13:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now they continue to sin and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully crafted from their silver, all of it the work of artisans. They say about them, 'Those who sacrifice kiss the calves!'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And now they sin more and more, and have made 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And now they synne more and more: of their syluer, they make them molten ymages, like the Idols of the Heithen, and yet all is nothinge but the worke of the craftesman. Notwithstodinge they preach of the same: who so wil kysse the calues, offreth to men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And nowe they sinne more and more, and haue made them molten images of their siluer, and idoles according to their owne vnderstanding: they were all the woorke of the craftesmen: they say one to another whiles they sacrifice a man, Let them kisse the calues.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And nowe they sinne more and more, and of their siluer they haue made them molten images after the imaginatios of their owne braynes, that is very idols, and yet all is nothing but the worke of the craftesman: they say one to another, Whiles they sacrifice a man let them kisse the calues.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now they sin more and more, And have made themselves molten images of their silver, Even idols according to their own understanding, All of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, "They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And now do they add to sin, And make to them a molten image of their silver, By their own understanding -- idols, A work of artizans -- all of it, Of them they say, who `are' sacrificers among men, `The calves let them kiss.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And now their sins are increased; they have made themselves a metal image, false gods from their silver, after their designs, all of them the work of the metal-workers; they say of them, Let them give offerings, let men give kisses to the oxen.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, 'They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Even now they persist in sin! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen! There is a saying about them:“Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers!”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 19:18 : 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.'
  • Isa 44:17-20 : 17 From the rest he makes a god, his idol, and bows down to it. He worships it and prays to it, saying, 'Save me, for you are my god.' 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
  • Isa 46:6 : 6 They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.
  • Jer 10:4 : 4 They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with nails and hammers so it will not totter.
  • Hos 2:8 : 8 Therefore, I will block her way with thorns and build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.
  • Hab 2:18-19 : 18 What profit is an idol when its maker has carved it, or a cast image that teaches falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own creation to make worthless idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood, 'Awake!' or to silent stone, 'Arise!' Can it teach? Look, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath at all within it.
  • Rom 1:22-25 : 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools. 23 And they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, animals, and creeping things. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is forever praised. Amen.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  • Rom 11:4 : 4 But what was God’s answer to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  • Hos 8:4 : 4 They set up kings, but not by me; they appointed leaders, but I did not know of it. With their silver and gold, they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.
  • Hos 8:6 : 6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.
  • Hos 10:1 : 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built. The richer his land, the more he adorned sacred pillars.
  • Hos 11:6 : 6 A sword will whirl through their cities; it will destroy their gates and consume them because of their plans.
  • Jer 10:8 : 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
  • Isa 46:8 : 8 Remember this and show yourselves to be men; take it to heart, you transgressors.
  • Isa 45:20 : 20 Gather together and come; assemble, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry about idols of wood, who pray to gods that cannot save.
  • Num 32:14 : 14 "Now you have risen in place of your ancestors, a brood of sinful men, to increase still further the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel.
  • 1 Sam 10:1 : 1 Then Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, 'Has not the LORD anointed you as ruler over His inheritance?'
  • 2 Chr 28:13 : 13 They said to them, "You must not bring the captives here, for we are already guilty before the LORD. Adding these captives will only increase our sins and guilt before God, for our guilt is already great, and His fierce anger is against Israel."
  • 2 Chr 33:23 : 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your way, for His wrath can flare up quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
  • Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths but cannot speak, eyes but cannot see. 6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell. 7 They have hands but cannot touch, feet but cannot walk, nor can they make a sound with their throats. 8 Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.
  • Ps 135:17-18 : 17 They have ears but cannot hear; there is no breath in their mouths. 18 Those who make them will become like them; so will all who trust in them.
  • Isa 1:5 : 5 Why will you still be struck down? Why do you continue to rebel? Every head is sick, and every heart is faint.
  • Isa 30:1 : 1 Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 7:41
    78%

    41At that time, they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.

  • Hos 11:2
    77%

    2But the more they were called, the more they went away from them; they sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to the carved images.

  • 2 Kgs 17:16-17
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    77%

    16They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

    17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

  • Isa 2:8
    77%

    8Their land is filled with idols. They bow down to the work of their own hands, to what their fingers have made.

  • Ps 106:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image.

    20They exchanged their glory for the image of an ox that eats grass.

  • Exod 32:8
    75%

    8They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'

  • 1 Kgs 12:28
    75%

    28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

  • Isa 31:7
    75%

    7For on that day each of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your hands have sinfully made.

  • Hos 8:4-6
    3 verses
    75%

    4They set up kings, but not by me; they appointed leaders, but I did not know of it. With their silver and gold, they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.

    5Your calf idol is rejected, Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be unable to attain innocence?

    6This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.

  • Neh 9:18
    75%

    18Even when they made a molten calf for themselves and said, 'This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,' and they committed terrible blasphemies,

  • Ps 135:15
    74%

    15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

  • Ps 115:4
    74%

    4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

  • 2 Chr 13:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8And now you think you can stand firm against the kingdom of the LORD in the hands of David’s descendants because you have a great multitude and golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

    9Have you not driven out the priests of the LORD, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests like the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of what are not gods.

  • 2 Kgs 17:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11There, on all the high places, they burned incense as the nations whom the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did wicked things that provoked the Lord to anger.

    12They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • Hos 10:5
    73%

    5The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf idol of Beth-aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, who rejoiced over its glory, because it will be taken from them.

  • Hos 8:11
    73%

    11Ephraim has built many altars for sin; they have become altars for sinning.

  • Hos 13:1
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    1When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died.

  • Exod 32:4
    73%

    4He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

  • Isa 46:6
    73%

    6They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.

  • Ezek 23:37
    73%

    37For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, passing them through the fire as food for their idols.

  • Hos 10:2
    72%

    2Their hearts are divided; now they must bear their guilt. He will tear down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.

  • Isa 66:3
    72%

    3The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.

  • Isa 40:19
    72%

    19As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.

  • Hos 4:13
    72%

    13They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, where the shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

  • Ps 106:39
    72%

    39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

  • Isa 57:5
    72%

    5You burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree; you slaughter children in the valleys, under crags of the cliffs.

  • Ezek 23:39
    72%

    39When they slaughtered their children as sacrifices to their idols, they came to my sanctuary on the same day to desecrate it. See, this is what they have done in my house.

  • Isa 30:22
    72%

    22Then you will defile your idols overlaid with silver and your images covered with gold; you will throw them away like a menstrual cloth and say to them, 'Away with you!'

  • Jer 34:18
    72%

    18The men who violated my covenant and did not keep the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and walked between its pieces.

  • Hos 4:17
    71%

    17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.

  • 1 Kgs 14:9
    71%

    9You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have gone and made other gods and cast images to provoke Me to anger, and you have turned your back on Me.

  • Ps 135:18
    71%

    18Those who make them will become like them; so will all who trust in them.

  • Jer 1:16
    71%

    16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.

  • Exod 32:24
    71%

    24So I told them, 'Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.' They gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!"

  • Jer 10:14
    71%

    14Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by their idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them.

  • Ezek 16:17
    71%

    17You also took the fine jewelry made of gold and silver that I had given you, and you made male idols for yourself and engaged in prostitution with them.

  • Hab 2:18
    71%

    18What profit is an idol when its maker has carved it, or a cast image that teaches falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own creation to make worthless idols that cannot speak.

  • Isa 44:9
    71%

    9All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses see nothing and know nothing, so they will be put to shame.

  • Mic 1:7
    71%

    7All her carved images will be broken to pieces, all her earnings will be burned with fire, and all her idols I will destroy. Since she gathered them as wages of a prostitute, they will return to the wages of a prostitute.

  • Jer 17:2
    71%

    2Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles beside the green trees on the high hills.

  • Num 25:2
    71%

    2The women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

  • Isa 27:9
    71%

    9By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.

  • Jer 5:7
    71%

    7How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by false gods. I satisfied them, but they committed adultery and gathered at the houses of prostitutes.