Hosea 8:3

Hosea 8:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
• New International Version (NIV)But Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy will pursue him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Israel has rejected the good; The enemy will pursue him.

Context of Hosea 8:3

1“Sound the alarm! The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the Lord, for they have broken my covenant and revolted against my law. 2Now Israel pleads with me, ‘Help us, for you are our God!’ But it is too late. The people of Israel have rejected what is good, and now their enemies will chase after them. 4The people have appointed kings without my consent, and princes without my approval. By making idols for themselves from their silver and gold, they have brought about their own destruction. 5“O Samaria, I reject this calf— this idol you have made. My fury burns against you. How long will you be incapable of innocence?

Hosea 8:3 word by word

זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• hath cast offזָנַחzânach · to rejectH2186
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• shall pursueרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291

Cross-references for Hosea 8:3

• Psalms 36:3Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do good.
• Psalms 81:10For it was I, the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.
• Amos 1:11This is what the Lord says: “The people of Edom have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords, showing them no mercy. In their rage, they slashed them continually and were unrelenting in their anger.
• 1 Timothy 5:12Then they would be guilty of breaking their previous pledge.
• Leviticus 26:36“And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you.
• Deuteronomy 28:25“The Lord will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• Lamentations 3:66Chase them down in your anger, destroying them beneath the Lord’s heavens.
• Lamentations 4:19Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, they were waiting for us there.

Commentaries on Hosea 8:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Israel has cast off the thing that is good - Or (since the word means “to cast off with abhorrence” “Israel hath east off and abhorred Good,” both “Him who is Good” and “that which is good.” The word “tob” includes both. They rejected good in rejecting God, “Who is simply, supremely, wholly, universally good, and good to all, the Author and Fountain of all good, so that there is nothing simply good but God; nothing worthy of that title, except in respect…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Jesus says that only God is good (Mark 10:18). God is the source of all good things, but Israel rejected him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Israel--God repeats the name in opposition to their use of it (Ho 8:2). the thing that is good--Jerome translates, "God" who is good and doing good (Psa 119:68). He is the chief object rejected, but with Him also all that is good. the enemy shall pursue him--in just retribution from God.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 8:3

• Hypocrisy

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Hosea
• Pekahiah
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Hosea 8

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings