As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
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4 additional translationsThe more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.
They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baals, and burned incense to graven images.
About this book
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About this book
Old TestamentHosea — A prophet commanded to marry an unfaithful wife — his marriage becomes the sermon. Fourteen chapters on covenant unfaithfulness and a love that will not let Israel go.
- Author
- Hosea son of Beeri (1:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 755–715 BC — the decades leading up to the 722 BC fall of the northern kingdom