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Hosea 8:3

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

KJV

Projecit Israël bonum : inimicus persequetur eum.

Vulgate

ὅτι Ἰσραὴλ ἀπεστρέψατο ἀγαθά, ἐχθρὸν κατεδίωξαν·

LXX

Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

ASV

זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
verb · 282×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
ם
m
verb · 144×
נוּ
nv
verb · 20×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his a
  • Lam 3:66 — Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
  • Ps 81:10 — I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.