King James Version (KJV)
Hosea 8:3
“Israel hath cast off [the thing that is] good: the enemy shall pursue him.”
Verse in context — Hosea 8
1
[Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
2
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
3
Israel hath cast off [the thing that is] good: the enemy shall pursue him.
4
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.
5
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long [will it be] ere they attain to innocency?
About Hosea
God’s steadfast love for His unfaithful people, symbolized through Hosea’s marriage.
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