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Hosea 8:5 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Hosea 8:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 8 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?”
Hosea 8:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 8:5
Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?' Ironic reversal: Israel thought they possessed the calf-idol, but the calf 'cast them off' - rejected/abandoned them. Powerless idols can't help, only harm. 'Mine anger kindled' announces divine wrath. 'How long ere they attain innocency?' expresses longing for their repentance. This demonstrates idolatry's futility and God's patience. The calf (Jeroboam's golden calves) couldn't save, only provoke divine anger. Yet God desires their innocence (restoration). Christ pr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 8:5
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“even your adulteries”
“Along with its priests who rejoiced over it”
“ye thoughtless”
“and brought a sacrifice to the idol”
“wash your heart from wickedness”
“and it is no God; indeed”
“and made them sin a great sin.”
“Burns to the lowest Sheol”
“and made them molten images”
“you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image”