Hosea 8:2

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“Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!””

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Read Hosea 8:2 in the flow of Hosea8 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Hosea8 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To Me they cry, `My God, we--Israel--have known Thee.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hosea 8:2 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 10:16saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
  2. 2 Kings 10:29but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
  3. Psalms 78:34When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
  4. Isaiah 48:1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
  5. Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
  6. Hosea 5:15Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
  7. Hosea 7:13Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
  8. Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
  9. Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
  10. Matthew 25:11Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
  11. Luke 13:25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  12. Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  13. 1 John 2:4If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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