Hosea 8:11
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
KJV
Quia multiplicavit Ephraim altaria ad peccandum ; factæ sunt ei aræ in delictum.
Vulgate
ὅτι ἐπλήθυνεν Ἐφράιμ θυσιαστήρια, εἰς ἁμαρτίας ἐγένοντο αὐτῷ θυσιαστήρια ἠγαπημένα.
LXX
Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.
ASV
כִּֽי הִרְבָּ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת לַ/חֲטֹ֑א הָיוּ ל֥/וֹ מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לַ/חֲטֹֽא
Hebrew
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In this verse
People
Ephraim
In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
'prym
proper_noun · 179×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 4:28 — And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
- Hos 10:1 — Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
- Hos 12:11 — Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
- Hos 12:11 — Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.