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This calf—a metalworker has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria. <a href="/nlt/hosea/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> This calf you worship, O Israel, was crafted by your own hands! It is not God! Therefore, it must be smashed to bits. <a href="/esv/hosea/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. <a href="/bsb/hosea/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. <a href="/kjv/hosea/8.htm">King James Bible</a> For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/8.htm">New King James Version</a> For from Israel is even this: A workman made it, and it is not God; But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. <a href="/nasb_/hosea/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For from Israel comes even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. <a href="/nasb/hosea/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. <a href="/nasb77/hosea/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. <a href="/lsb/hosea/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be smashed to splinters. <a href="/amp/hosea/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For even this [loathsome calf] is from Israel. A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces and go up in flames. <a href="/csb/hosea/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For this thing is from Israel — a craftsman made it, and it is not God. The calf of Samaria will be smashed to bits! <a href="/hcsb/hosea/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. The calf of Samaria will be smashed to bits! <a href="/asv/hosea/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. <a href="/cev/hosea/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Someone from Israel built that idol for you, but only I am God. And so it will be smashed to pieces. <a href="/erv/hosea/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God: yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. <a href="/gwt/hosea/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Samaria's calf-shaped idol was made in Israel. Skilled workers made it. It is not a god. It will be smashed to pieces. <a href="/gnt/hosea/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> An Israelite craftsman made the idol, and it is not a god at all! The gold bull worshiped in Samaria will be smashed to pieces! <a href="/isv/hosea/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Because from Israel it was fashioned by craftsmen, it is not God; therefore Samaria's calf will be broken in pieces. <a href="/msb/hosea/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For this thing is from Israel?a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria. <a href="/net/hosea/8.htm">NET Bible</a> That idol was made by a workman--it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits. <a href="/nheb/hosea/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For this is even from Israel. The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. <a href="/wbt/hosea/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. <a href="/web/hosea/8.htm">World English Bible</a> For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For even it [is] of Israel; a craftsman made it, "" And it [is] not God, "" For the calf of Samaria is fragments! <a href="/ylt/hosea/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For even it is of Israel; an artificer made it, And it is not God, For the calf of Samaria is fragments! <a href="/slt/hosea/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For from Israel, and this workman made it, and it is not God: for the calf of Shomeron shall be broken in pieces.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For itself also is the invention of Israel: a workman made it, and it is no god: for the calf of Samaria shall be turned to spiders' webs. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For it is itself also from Israel: a workman made it, and it is not God. For the calf of Samaria will be used for the webs of spiders. <a href="/nabre/hosea/8.htm">New American Bible</a> An artisan made it, it is no god at all. The calf of Samaria will be dashed to pieces. <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For it is from Israel, an artisan made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the idol is the product of Israel; a carpenter made it, therefore it is not God; but your calf, O Samaria, was made for deception. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because it is from Israel and a Carpenter made it and it is not God, but your calf was for a deception, Samaria<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For from Israel is even this: The craftsman made it, and it is no God; Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in shivers. <a href="/sep/hosea/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Whereas the workman made it, and it is not God; wherefore thy calf, Samaria, was a deceiver: <a href="/parallel/hosea/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1166" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hosea/8.htm">Israel will Reap the Whirlwind</a> …5He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">this thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: mî·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">is from Israel—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2796.htm" title="2796: ḥā·rāš (N-ms) -- Engraver, artificer. From charash; a fabricator or any material.">a craftsman</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śā·hū (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">made it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/7616.htm" title="7616: šə·ḇā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- Probably splinters. From an unused root meaning to break up; a fragment, i.e. Ruin.">broken to pieces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘ê·ḡel (N-msc) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">that calf</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">of Samaria.</a> 7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a> He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a> After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a> For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” <a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a> They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Deuteronomy 9:16</a> And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you. <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a> Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... <a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a> The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a> So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22-23</a> Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. <a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a> Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Isaiah 46:6-7</a> They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles. <a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Jeremiah 2:27-28</a> say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’ / But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a> Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a> And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.from.<a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19,20</a> They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image… the workman.<a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a> Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… <a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a> The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed… the calf.<a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Hosea 10:2,5,6</a> Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images… <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Jeremiah 43:12,13</a> And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace… <a href="/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2</a> Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.shall.<a href="/2_kings/23-15.htm">2 Kings 23:15,19</a> Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove… <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">2 Chronicles 31:1</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.<a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">2 Chronicles 34:6,7</a> And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Artificer</a> <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Craftsman</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/hosea/7-15.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/hosea/8-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Shivers</a> <a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-9.htm">Workman</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/11-10.htm">Artificer</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Craftsman</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Fragments</a> <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/hosea/8-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/revelation/2-27.htm">Shivers</a> <a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Workman</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 8</div>1. <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Destruction is threatened both to Israel and Judah for their impiety and idolatry.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For this thing is from Israel— This phrase indicates the origin of the idol, emphasizing that it was created by the people of Israel themselves. Historically, Israel had a tendency to adopt the idolatrous practices of surrounding nations, despite being chosen by God to be set apart. This reflects the broader theme of Israel's spiritual adultery, as they often turned away from God to worship man-made idols. The reference to "this thing" underscores the specific sin of idolatry that Hosea is addressing.a craftsman made it, The mention of a craftsman highlights the human origin of the idol, contrasting the living God with lifeless objects made by human hands. This echoes the biblical critique of idolatry found in passages like <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>, where the absurdity of worshipping something crafted by human hands is pointed out. The craftsmanship involved in idol-making was often skilled, yet it could never imbue the object with divinity or power.and it is not God. This statement is a direct assertion of the futility and falsehood of idol worship. It reinforces the monotheistic belief central to Israel's faith, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>). The declaration that the idol "is not God" serves as a reminder of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>), which prohibits the worship of other gods. This phrase underscores the theological error of equating a created object with the Creator.It will be broken to pieces, The prophecy of destruction foretells the inevitable downfall of the idol. This reflects the biblical theme that idols, being powerless, cannot withstand the judgment of God. The breaking of the idol symbolizes the futility of trusting in anything other than God. This is consistent with other prophetic warnings, such as those found in <a href="/jeremiah/10-11.htm">Jeremiah 10:11</a>, where idols are destined for destruction.that calf of Samaria. The "calf of Samaria" refers to the golden calves set up by Jeroboam I in Bethel and Dan (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a>) to prevent the Israelites from worshipping in Jerusalem. Samaria, as the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, became synonymous with idolatry and rebellion against God. The calf imagery connects to the sin of the golden calf at Mount Sinai (Exodus 32), highlighting a recurring pattern of idolatry. This phrase serves as a specific indictment of the Northern Kingdom's apostasy and foreshadows its eventual downfall and exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a> A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, often criticized by Hosea for its idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. 3. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the Northern Kingdom, representing the center of political and religious life, often associated with idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_calf_of_samaria.htm">The Calf of Samaria</a> An idol made by human hands, symbolizing Israel's departure from worshiping the true God. 5. <a href="/topical/c/craftsman.htm">Craftsman</a> Represents human effort and creativity misused to create idols, highlighting the futility of worshiping man-made objects.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_idolatry.htm">The Folly of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Just as the calf of Samaria was destined to be broken, anything we place above God will ultimately fail us. True security and fulfillment come only from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_human_effort.htm">The Role of Human Effort</a> While human creativity is a gift from God, it should not be used to create objects of worship. Our talents should glorify God, not replace Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a> God's judgment on idolatry is a reminder of His sovereignty. We are called to worship Him alone, recognizing His rightful place in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Hosea's message, though one of judgment, also calls for repentance. Turning away from idols and back to God leads to restoration and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 8</a> <a href="/q/how_did_israel_appoint_kings_without_god.htm">Hosea 8:4: How could Israel set up kings without God's approval if He is sovereign over all nations?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_proof_sacrifices_failed_in_hosea_5_6.htm">Hosea 5:6 - Is there external historical documentation showing that sacrifices stopped working for Israel during this period?</a> <a href="/q/does_hosea_12_8_contradict_israel's_exile.htm">Hosea 12:8: Does Israel's claim of innocence here contradict passages in which Israel is already punished or exiled?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_john_foxe_and_his_work.htm">What is Samaria's significance in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) It is best to abandon the Masoretic punctuation, and translate, For it (i.e., the calf) is from Israel (not of Divine origin); as for it, an artificer made it, and it is no god. Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be shattered to fragments (literally, become splinters or fine dust).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God. The prophet here vindicates the justness of Jehovah's complaint and the folly of Israel's conduct. The first clause points out the orion of this idolatry - this god of gold was out of Israel, it proceeded from them and was invented by their kings. The second clause shows that it was of human manufacture; while the natural inference follows in the third clause to the effect that, having its origin with man and being made by man, it could not be God. Or if the rendering, "Thy calf disgusts," be adopted, the ki introduces the explanation of the disgust which that abomination caused. This idol was of home manufacture, not imported from abroad, as Baal and Ashtaroth from the Sidoniaus, Chemosh from the Moabites, and Moloch from the Ammonites. The Israelites themselves and their king Jeroboam made for the northern kingdom what had been learnt in Egypt. Thus Israel's god was a creature of Israel's own devising. How stupid and how absurd! Israel's god man-made, how enormous and abominable the iniquity! But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. It shall become splinters; the hapaz legomenon, שבי is derived from an Arabic root, shaba, to cut; and thus, as the calf at Sinai was burnt and pulverized, the calf of Samaria shall be broken into splinters and destroyed. The whole verse is well explained by Kimchi: "Now ye will see if the calf is able to deliver its worshippers; it cannot even deliver itself, for it shall become splinters, as if he said that the enemies shall break it up and carry it away for the worth of the gold, not for any utility that is in it while it is still in the form of a calf. שבי is equivalent to שבדים (broken pieces, shivers), fragments." The Septuagintal rendering, πλανῶν, is probably due to the reading שׁובֵב, <a href="/micah/2-4.htm">Micah 2:4</a>, "turning away." <a href="/commentaries/hosea/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this thing וְה֔וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is from Israel— מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc a craftsman חָרָ֣שׁ (ḥā·rāš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2796.htm">Strong's 2796: </a> A fabricator, any material made it, עָשָׂ֔הוּ (‘ā·śā·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and it ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no God. אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative It will be יִֽהְיֶ֔ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be broken to pieces, שְׁבָבִ֣ים (šə·ḇā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7616.htm">Strong's 7616: </a> Probably splinters that calf עֵ֖גֶל (‘ê·ḡel) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> A, calf, one nearly grown of Samaria. שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 8:6 For this is even from Israel! 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