Hosea 8:2
Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.
KJV
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
Hosea 8:2
Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”
BSB
ASV
They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.
KJV
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
"They will call upon me, (or 'They called upon me') my God, we have known you, Israel." LXX: "They called upon me (or 'They will call upon me'), God, we have known you." At the time of necessity and distress, when captivity will come, they will call upon me and say: "My God, we know you, Israel;" we who are called Israel, we know and recognize you, and we keep the ancient name of Jacob, which pleased you, so that we may be called Israel.
Israel shalt cry - The rapidity of the eagle’s flight is well imitated in the rapidity of the sentences in this place. My God, we know thee - The same sentiment, from the same sort of persons, under the same feelings, as that in the Gospel of St. Matthew, Mat 7:29: “Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? Then will I profess unto them, I never Knew You.”
The walk8
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Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.