Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind
Hosea 8:12
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.
- KJV
- I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
- WEB
- I wrote for him the many things of my law, but they were regarded as a strange thing.
- ASV
- I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.
- LSV
- I write for him numerous things of My law, || As a strange thing they have been reckoned.
- YLT
- I write for him numerous things of My law, As a strange thing they have been reckoned.
- DBY
- I have prescribed unto him the manifold things of my law: they are counted [as] a strange thing.
- DRC
- I shall write to him my manifold laws, which have been accounted as foreign.
- GNV
- I haue written to them the great things of my Lawe: but they were counted as a strange thing.
- JPS
- Though I write for him never so many things of My Law, they are accounted as a stranger's.
- LXXE
- I will write down a multitude of commands for him; but his statutes are accounted strange things, even the beloved altars.
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- Written (Ketiv): רִבּוֹ (“ten thousand of”). Read aloud (Qere): רֻבֵּ֖י (“[the] numerous things of”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Leningrad Codex reads אֶ֨כְתָּוב־; read aloud (Qere) reads אֶ֨כְתָּב (“I wrote”).
- Written (Ketiv): אֶכְתּוֹב. Read aloud (Qere): אֶ֨כְתָּב (“I wrote”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Leningrad Codex reads רֻבֵּ֖ו; read aloud (Qere) reads רֻבֵּ֖י (“[the] numerous things of”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אכתוב־ל֔וֹ רבו תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ־זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃Read aloud as (qere): אֶ֨כְתָּבRead aloud as (qere): רֻבֵּ֖י
- LXX-Br
- Καταγράψω αὐτῷ πλῆθος, καὶ τὰ νόμιμα αὐτοῦ εἰς ἀλλότρια ἐλογίσθησαν, θυσιαστήρια τὰ ἠγαπημένα.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Deuteronomy 4:6–8Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” For what…
- Nehemiah 9:13–14You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes…
- Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
- Nehemiah 9:26But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
- Psalms 119:18Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
- Jeremiah 6:16–17This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’ I…
- Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
- Proverbs 22:20Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
- Psalms 50:17For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you.
- Psalms 147:19–20He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
- Isaiah 30:9These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.
- Romans 3:1What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
- 2 Kings 17:15–16They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations…
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