Hosea 8:11 KJV
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Matthew Henry
- Further threatenings for the same sinsIt is a great sin to corrupt the worship of God, and will be charged as sin on all who do it, how plausible soever their excuses may seem to be. The Lord had...
Thompson Chains
- Idol AltarsLink 4 of 5 · next Acts 17:23
- DecalogueSee the chain from Exodus 20:1 · 6 links
Cross References
- Hosea 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.
- Deuteronomy 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.
- Isaiah 10:10–11 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; …
- Jeremiah 16:13 Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.
- Hosea 10:1–2 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. …
- Hosea 10:8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.
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Topics
- Altar Used in idolatrous worship
- Ephraim Name of, applied to the ten tribes
- Idolatry Warnings against, and punishments of
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of captivity, famine, and judgments
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Hosea, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, and Jeroboam II
Bible Dictionary
- EphraimDouble fruitfulness (“for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction”). The second son of Joseph, born in Egypt (Gen 41:52;...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Because Ephraim אֶפְרַיִם ʾeprayim אֶפְרַיִם Proper name
- hath made many כִּי kî Conjunction הִרְבָּה hirbâ רָבָה Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- altars מִזְבְּחֹת mizbĕḥōt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural
- to sin לַחֲטֹא laḥăṭōʾ חָטָא Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- altars הָיוּ hāyû Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular מִזְבְּחוֹת mizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural
- shall be unto him to sin לַחֲטֹא laḥăṭōʾ חָטָא Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
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