Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law, but they are counted as a strange thing.
New American Standard Bible
They are regarded as a strange thing.
King James Version
I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
Holman Bible
ten thousand points of My instruction,
they would be
International Standard Version
I prescribed great things from my Law for them, but they considered them profane.
American Standard Version
I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.
Amplified
I wrote for him the ten thousand precepts of My law,
But they are regarded as a strange thing [which does not concern him].
Bible in Basic English
Though I put my law in writing for him in ten thousand rules, they are to him as a strange thing.
Darby Translation
I have prescribed unto him the manifold things of my law: they are counted as a strange thing.
Julia Smith Translation
I will write to him his multitude of my instructions; they were reckoned as a strange thing.
King James 2000
I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I write for him myriads of my instruction; they are regarded as a strange thing.
Modern King James verseion
I have written to him the great things of My Law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though I show them my law never so much, they count it but strange doctrine.
NET Bible
I spelled out my law for him in great detail, but they regard it as something totally unknown to them!
New Heart English Bible
I wrote for him the many things of my law; but they were regarded as a strange thing.
The Emphasized Bible
I have been wont to write for him the myriad things of my law, - Like something alien, have they been accounted.
Webster
I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
World English Bible
I wrote for him the many things of my law; but they were regarded as a strange thing.
Youngs Literal Translation
I write for him numerous things of My law, As a strange thing they have been reckoned.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 8:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Rejects The Good
11 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been to him for sinning. 12 I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law, but they are counted as a strange thing. 13 As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it, but LORD does not accept them. He will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. They shall return to Egypt.
Phrases
Cross References
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.
Deuteronomy 4:6-8
Keep therefore and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
2 Kings 17:15-16
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them. And they followed vanity, and became vain, and [went] after the nations that were round about them, c
Nehemiah 9:13-14
Thou also came down upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and TRUE laws, good statutes and commandments,
Nehemiah 9:26
Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and killed thy prophets who testified against them to turn them again to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
Psalm 50:17
since thou hate instruction, and cast my words behind thee?
Psalm 119:18
Open thou my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Psalm 147:19-20
He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
Proverbs 22:20
Have I not written to thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge,
Isaiah 30:9
For it is a rebellious people, lying sons, sons who will not hear the law of LORD,
Jeremiah 6:16-17
Thus says LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see. And ask for the old paths where is the good way. And walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk.
Ezekiel 20:11
And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them.
Romans 3:1
What then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
Romans 7:12
So the law is indeed holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.