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 Living Translation (NLT)But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.

Context of Hosea 11:2

1“When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images. 3“I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them. 4I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.

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 backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him.
• Deuteronomy 29:2Now Moses called all Israel and said to them: “You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land—
• 1 Samuel 8:7And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
• 2 Kings 17:13Yet the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:15And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place.
• Nehemiah 9:30Yet for many years You had patience with them, And testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not listen; Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
• Isaiah 30:9That this is a rebellious people, Lying children, Children who will not hear the law of the Lord;
• Jeremiah 35:13“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction to obey My words?” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you!
• Zechariah 1:4“Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the Lord.
• Zechariah 7:11“But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears so that they could not hear.
• Luke 13:34“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one 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 brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
• John 3:19And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
• Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.
• 2 Corinthians 2:15For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
• Hosea 2:13I will punish her For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry, And went after her lovers; But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.

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

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• 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