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Hosea 8:4

They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הֵ֤םhemtheyH1992 →
הִמְלִיכוּ֙him.li.Khuthey have made kingsH4427 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
מִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480 →
הֵשִׂ֖ירוּhe.Si.ruthey have installed leadersH7786 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiI knewH3045 →
כַּסְפָּ֣םkas.Pamsilver theirH3701 →
וּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.Vamand gold theirH2091 →
עָשׂ֤וּ'a.Suthey have madeH6213 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hemfor <the> themselves
עֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimidolsH6091 →
לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
יִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.Retit may be cut offH3772 →

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Daniel 3:1King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.Hosea 13:10Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?Hosea 13:9–10You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me—against your helper.2 Kings 15:10–30Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.1 Kings 12:16–20When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,1 Kings 16:31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.John 10:14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.Hosea 13:2Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calves!”Hosea 7:7All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’Galatians 4:9But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”1 Kings 12:20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.Hosea 10:1Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.1 Kings 12:24that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.2 Chronicles 11:4that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

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