Hosea 8:11
What does Hosea 8:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 8:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Because Ephraim has been increasing altars for sin, altars have become a cause of sin to him.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Because Ephraim did multiply altars to sin, They have been to him altars to sin.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin: altars are become to him unto sin.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 12:11
Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.
- Hosea 10:8
The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
- Hosea 10:1
Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
- Jeremiah 16:13
therefore will I cast you forth out of this land into the land that ye have not known, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; for I will show you no favor.
- Deuteronomy 4:28
And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
- Isaiah 10:10
As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
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