Hosea 11:2

Hosea 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
• New International Version (NIV)But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images.

Context of Hosea 11:2

1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Israel called to the Egyptians even as Israel was leaving them. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. 3It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the hand, but they never knew that I healed them. 4I led them with human cords, with ropes of love. To them I was like one who eases the yoke from their jaws; I bent down to give them food.

Hosea 11:2 word by word

קָרְא֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם כֵּ֚ן הָלְכ֣וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם לַבְּעָלִ֣ים יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• they calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• them, so they wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• from themפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• they sacrificedזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• unto Baalimבַּעַלba‛al · BaalH1168
• and burned incenseקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• to graven imagesפָּסִילpesîyl · idolH6456

Cross-references for Hosea 11:2

• Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from me. Though they call to him on high, he will not exalt them at all.
• Deuteronomy 29:2Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “You have seen with your own eyes everything the Lord did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to his entire land.
• 1 Samuel 8:7But the Lord told him, “Listen to the people and everything they say to you. They have not rejected you; they have rejected me as their king.
• 2 Kings 17:13Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:15But the Lord, the God of their ancestors sent word against them by the hand of his messengers, sending them time and time again, for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place.
• Nehemiah 9:30You were patient with them for many years, and your Spirit warned them through your prophets, but they would not listen. Therefore, you handed them over to the surrounding peoples.
• Isaiah 30:9They are a rebellious people, deceptive children, children who do not want to listen to the Lord’s instruction.
• Jeremiah 35:13“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go, say to the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, ‘Will you not accept discipline by listening to my words? — this is the Lord’s declaration.
• Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you spoke to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you!
• Zechariah 1:4Do not be like your ancestors; the earlier prophets proclaimed to them: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Turn from your evil ways and your evil deeds. But they did not listen or pay attention to me — this is the Lord’s declaration.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.
• Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• John 3:19This is the judgment: The light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
• Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.
• 2 Corinthians 2:15For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
• Hosea 2:13And I will punish her for the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense. She put on her rings and her jewelry and followed her lovers, but she forgot me. This is the Lord’s declaration.

Commentaries on Hosea 11:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As they called them, so they went from them - The prophet changes his tone, no longer speaking of that one first call of God to Israel as a whole, whereby He brought out Israel as one man, His one son; which one call he obeyed. Here he speaks of God‘s manifold calls to the people, throughout their whole history, which they as often disobeyed, and not disobeyed only, but went contrariwise. “They called them.” Whether God employed Moses, or the judges, or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Despite God's love, Israel acted like a rebellious child, offering sacrifices to Baal. The punishment for a rebellious son was death (Deuteronomy 21:18–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. As they called them--"they," namely, monitors sent by Me. "Called," in Ho 11:1, suggests the idea of the many subsequent calls by the prophets. went from them--turned away in contempt (Jr 2:27). Baalim--images of Baal, set up in various places.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 11:2

• Baalim
• Backsliders
• Idolatry
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Repenting
• Calf, Golden
• Hosea
• Text of the Old Testament
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Hosea 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings