Hosea Chapter 8 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Hosea 8:5

He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
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BBE Hosea 8:5

I will have nothing to do with your young ox, O Samaria; my wrath is burning against them; how long will it be before the children of Israel make themselves clean?
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DARBY Hosea 8:5

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be incapable of purity?
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KJV 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?
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WBT Hosea 8:5


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WEB Hosea 8:5

Let Samaria throw out his calf-idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be before the are capable of purity?
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YLT Hosea 8:5

Cast off hath thy calf, O Samaria, Burned hath Mine anger against them, Till when are they not capable of purity?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Thy calf, O Samaria, hath east thee off; mine anger is kindled against them. This portion of the verse has occasioned much diversity of translation and exposition, and yet the general meaning is much the same. (1) In the translation (a) of the Authorized Version the word "thee" is supplied; others (b) supply "me," meaning Jehovah, thus, "Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast me off;" while . . .

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Thy calf . . . hath cast thee off.--Rather, is loathsome, Nothing can exceed the scorn of this outburst. The last clause should be rendered, How long are ye unable to attain purity? The attribution of consuming fire to God is not peculiar to the prophet. (Comp. Hebrews 12:29.)