Devine Scripture

Hosea 8:11

Hosea chapter 8 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.

Context

v.10Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.

v.11This passage

v.12I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.

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;