Parallel Verses
American Standard 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.
A Conservative 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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 8:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Rejects The Good
11 Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto 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 mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but Jehovah accepteth them not: now will he 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 hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
Deuteronomy 4:6-8
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that 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 unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.
Nehemiah 9:13-14
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest 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 slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations.
Psalm 50:17
Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee?
Psalm 119:18
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Psalm 147:19-20
He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel.
Proverbs 22:20
Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
Isaiah 30:9
For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of Jehovah;
Jeremiah 6:16-17
Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein .
Ezekiel 20:11
And I gave them my statutes, and showed them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them.
Romans 3:1
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
Romans 7:12
So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.