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Hosea 8:4 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Hosea 8:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 8 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Hosea 8:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 8:4
Unauthorized kingship and idols: '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.' Two indictments: (1) political—kings established לֹא מִמֶּנִּי (lo mimmenni, not from Me), princes without divine approval (לֹא יָדָעְתִּי, lo yada'ti, I knew not); (2) religious—using wealth for idol-making leading to destruction. This demonstrates that autonomous political and religious systems apart from divine authority ensure judgment. Human sovereignty must submit to divine sovereignty. Onl...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 8:4
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“Israel”
“and struck him before the people”
“and have made themselves molten images of their silver”
“the new wine”
“the people answered the king”
“as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat”
“and I'm known by my own;”
“and has shut the door”
“and made two calves of gold; and he said to them”
“or rather to be known by God”