Hosea 8:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I did not acknowledge it. From their silver and their gold, they have made idols for themselves, that they may be cut off.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They have set up kings,{H4427} but not by me; they have made princes,{H7786} and I knew{H3045} it not: of their silver{H3701} and their gold{H2091} have they made{H6213} them idols,{H6091} that they may be cut off.{H3772}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They have set up kings{H4427}{(H8689)}, but not by me: they have made princes{H7786}{(H8689)}, and I knew{H3045}{(H8804)} it not: of their silver{H3701} and their gold{H2091} have they made{H6213}{(H8804)} them idols{H6091}, that they may be cut off{H3772}{(H8735)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They haue ordened kinges, but not thorow me: they haue made prynces, and I must not knowe of it. Of their syluer and golde haue they made them ymages, to bringe them selues to destruccion.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They haue ordeyned kinges, but not through me, they haue made princes, and I knewe it not: of their siluer and golde haue they made them idols, therfore shall they be destroyed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They have put up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, but I had no knowledge of it; they have made images of silver and gold, so that they may be cut off.

  • 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Political and Cultic Sin of Israel They enthroned kings without my consent! They appointed princes without my approval! They made idols out of their silver and gold, but they will be destroyed!

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Hos 13:2 : 2 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!'
  • 2 Kgs 15:10-30 : 10 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him. He struck him in front of the people, killed him, and became king in his place. 11 The other events of Zechariah’s reign are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 12 This fulfilled the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu: 'Your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.' And so it was. 13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah, king of Judah, and he reigned for one month in Samaria. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and became king in his place. 15 The other events of Shallum’s reign, including his conspiracy, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 16 Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were there, along with its surrounding territories, because they refused to open their gates. He struck the town and ripped open all its pregnant women. 17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel, and he reigned for ten years in Samaria. 18 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. During all his days, he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 19 Then Pul, king of Assyria, invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his hold on the kingdom. 20 Menahem exacted the silver from Israel, from all the wealthy men, demanding fifty shekels of silver from each to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land. 21 The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, including all he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 22 Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel, and he reigned for two years in Samaria. 24 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 25 Then Pekah son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him and assassinated him in Samaria, in the citadel of the royal palace, along with Argob and Arieh. Pekah was accompanied by fifty men from Gilead. After killing Pekahiah, he became king in his place. 26 The rest of the events of Pekahiah’s reign, including all he did, are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah, king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned for twenty years in Samaria. 28 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 29 In the days of Pekah, king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. He took the people into exile to Assyria. 30 Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah, attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place during the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.
  • Jer 44:7-8 : 7 Now therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Hosts, the God of Israel: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves, cutting off from Judah man, woman, child, and infant, leaving yourselves without any remnant? 8 You provoke me to anger with the works of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have come to live, so as to destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse and a disgrace among all the nations of the earth.
  • Ezek 18:31 : 31 Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?
  • 1 Kgs 12:16-20 : 16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home. 17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them. 18 King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to get into his chariot and flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. 20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.
  • 1 Kgs 12:28 : 28 After 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.
  • 1 Kgs 13:34 : 34 This response became a sin to the house of Jeroboam, leading to its downfall and destruction from the face of the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 16:31 : 31 As if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he also married Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him.
  • Hos 13:9-9 : 9 It has destroyed you, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper. 10 Where now is your king to save you in all your cities? And where are your rulers, about whom you said, 'Give me a king and princes'?
  • Matt 25:12 : 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
  • Luke 13:25 : 25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, 'I don’t know you or where you come from.'
  • Luke 13:27 : 27 'But he will reply, 'I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!'
  • John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me.
  • Gal 4:9 : 9 But now, having come to know God—or rather, having been known by God—how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, whose slaves you want to be once more?

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