Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

They made kings, and not from me: and they made princes, and I knew not: their silver and their gold they made to them images to cut off.

New American Standard Bible

They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
That they might be cut off.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

They have installed kings,
but not through Me.
They have appointed leaders,
but without My approval.
They make their silver and gold
into idols for themselves
for their own destruction.

International Standard Version

They set kings in place, but not by me. They established princes, whom I did not recognize. They crafted idols for themselves from their silver and gold; as a result, they will be destroyed.

A Conservative Version

They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made rulers, and I knew it not. They have made themselves idols of their silver and their gold, that they may be cut off.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


They set up kings, but not from Me [therefore without My blessing];
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves,
That they might be cut off.

Bible in Basic English

They have put up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, but I had no knowledge of it; they have made images of silver and gold, so that they may be cut off.

Darby Translation

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.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They appointed kings, but not through me; they made officials, but without my knowledge. [With] their silver and gold they made idols for themselves for their own {destruction}.

Modern King James verseion

They have set up kings, but not by Me; they have made rulers, and I knew it not. They have made themselves idols with their silver and their gold, so that they may be cut off.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They have ordained kings, but not through me: they have made princes, and I must not know of it. Of their silver and gold have they made them images, to bring themselves to destruction.

NET Bible

They enthroned kings without my consent! They appointed princes without my approval! They made idols out of their silver and gold, but they will be destroyed!

New Heart English Bible

They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I did not approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.

The Emphasized Bible

They, have appointed kings, but not from me, have made rulers, but I have not acknowledged them: of their silver and their gold, they made themselves idols, to the end they might be cut off.

Webster

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 for themselves idols, that they may be cut off.

World English Bible

They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn't approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.

Youngs Literal Translation

They have made kings, and not by Me, They have made princes, and I have not known, Their silver and their gold they have made to them idols, So that they are cut off.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מלך 
Malak 
Usage: 350

but not by me they have made princes
שׂוּר 
Suwr 
Usage: 1

it not of their silver
כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

and their gold
זהב 
Zahab 
Usage: 390

עצב 
`atsab 
Usage: 17

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Hosea 8:4

References

Context Readings

Israel Rejects The Good

3 Israel rejected the good: the enemy shall pursue him. 4 They made kings, and not from me: and they made princes, and I knew not: their silver and their gold they made to them images to cut off. 5 Thy calf rejected, O Shomeron; mine anger was kindled against them: how long shall they not be able to be clean?


Cross References

Hosea 2:8

And she knew not that I gave to her grain, and new wine, and new oil. and I multiplied silver to her, and gold they made for Baal.

Hosea 13:2

And now they will add to sin, and they will make to them a molten image of their silver, in their understanding images the work of artificers all of it: they saying to them, The men sacrificing shall kiss the calves.

1 Kings 12:16-20

And all Israel will see that the king heard not to them, and the people will turn back the king word, saying, What part to us in David? and no inheritance in the son of Jesse: to thy tents, O Israel: now see to thy house, David. And Israel will go to their tents.

1 Kings 12:28

And the king will consult and make two calves of gold, and he will say to them, Much for you going up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt

1 Kings 13:34

And in this word it will be for sin to the house of Jeroboam, and to cut off and to destroy from the face of the earth.

1 Kings 16:31

And it will be light for him to go in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, and he will take a wife, Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and he will go and serve Baal and worship to him.

2 Kings 15:10-30

And Shallum son of Jabesh will conspire against him, and strike him before the people, and kill him, and reign in his stead.

Jeremiah 44:7-8

And now, thus said Jehovah, God of armies, God of Israel: Wherefore ye do great evil to your souls to cut off to you man and woman and child and suckling from the midst of Judah, not to leave a remnant to you;

Ezekiel 18:31

Cast away from you all your transgressions which ye transgressed against me, and make to you a new heart and a new spirit: and wherefore will ye die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 13:9-10

O Israel, thou didst destroy thyself; but in me in thy help.

Matthew 25:12

And he having answered said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.

Luke 13:25

From the time when the master of the house should rise up, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us: and having answered, he will say to you, I know not whence ye are:

Luke 13:27

And he will say, I say to you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workmen of iniquity.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and am known by mine.

Galatians 4:9

And now, having known God, and rather known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and poor elements, to which again ye wish anew to be in a servile condition

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