Hosea 8:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 8:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 8:6 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 8:6 — KJV
“For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.”
— Hosea 8:6 (KJV)
Hosea 8:6 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 8:6
“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 8:6: israel, made, god
“They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 8:6: israel, made, god
“Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 8:6: israel, made, therefore
“Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) walked: Heb. he walked remained: Heb. stood”
Shares key themes with Hosea 8:6: israel, also, made
“Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 8:6: israel, also, made
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