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They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>As</i> they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>As</i> they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The more they called them, The more they went away from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The more they [the prophets] called them [to repentance and obedience], The more they went away from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to the carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel called to the Egyptians even as Israel was leaving them. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The more they called them, the more they departed from Me. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But as the saying goes, "The more they were called, the more they rebelled." They never stopped offering incense and sacrifices to the idols of Baal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The more I called them, the farther they went away. They sacrificed to other gods-the Baals, and they burned incense to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the more I called to him, the more he turned away from me. My people sacrificed to Baal; they burned incense to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The more I called out to them, the farther they fled from me; they sacrificed to Baals, burning incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As I called them, the farther they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have called to them correctly, "" They have gone from before them, "" They sacrifice to lords, "" And make incense to carved images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They called to them, thus they went from them: they will sacrifice to the Baals, and to the carved images they will burn incense.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As they called them, they went away from before their face: they offered victims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They called them, and so they departed before their face. They offered victims to the Baals, and they sacrificed to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The more I called them, the farther they went from me, Sacrificing to the Baals and burning incense to idols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and offering incense to idols.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Just as they were called, so they went away from my presence; they sacrificed to Baal and burned incense to idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For as they called them thus they went from before me and they made sacrifice to Baal and they placed incense for carved images<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The more they called them, the more they went from them; They sacrificed unto the Baalim, And offered to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As I called them, so they departed from my presence: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burnt incense to graven images.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/11-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1679" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/11.htm">Out of Egypt I Called my Son</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">But the more I called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">the farther</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">they departed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê·hem (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: yə·zab·bê·ḥū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">They sacrificed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: lab·bə·‘ā·lîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">to the Baals</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rūn (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">and burned incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: wə·lap·pə·si·lîm (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">to carved images.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a></span><br />From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></span><br />All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-52</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4-5</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-34.htm">Matthew 21:34-36</a></span><br />When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. / Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39-40</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.</p><p class="hdg">they called.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a></b></br> And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt <i>him</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Deuteronomy 29:2-4</a></b></br> And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7-9</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them… </p><p class="hdg">they sacrificed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></b></br> And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Hosea 13:1,2</a></b></br> When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Judges 2:13</a></b></br> And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.</p><p class="hdg">burned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-33.htm">1 Kings 12:33</a></b></br> So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, <i>even</i> in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Isaiah 65:7</a></b></br> Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Jeremiah 18:15</a></b></br> Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways <i>from</i> the ancient paths, to walk in paths, <i>in</i> a way not cast up;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/2-17.htm">Baalim</a> <a href="/hosea/2-17.htm">Baals</a> <a href="/hosea/2-17.htm">Ba'als</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-52.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Further</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Images</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/daniel/5-23.htm">Lords</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Sacrificing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Baalim</a> <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Baals</a> <a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Ba'als</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/hosea/13-5.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/micah/5-13.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm">Further</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Images</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Lords</a> <a href="/amos/5-25.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Perfumes</a> <a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">Rightly</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/acts/14-18.htm">Sacrificing</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">The ingratitude of Israel unto God for his benefits.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">His judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">God's mercy toward them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/11-12.htm">Israel's falsehood and Judah's fidelity.</a></span><br></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'; 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Despite their repeated disobedience, God continually reached out to them through prophets and His law. This reflects God's enduring patience and desire for a relationship with His chosen people. The calling of Israel can be seen throughout the Old Testament, where God repeatedly invites them to return to Him, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/7-13.htm">Jeremiah 7:13</a>. This calling is a testament to God's covenantal faithfulness, despite Israel's unfaithfulness.<p><b>the farther they departed from Me.</b><br>Here, the text underscores Israel's increasing rebellion and spiritual apostasy. Despite God's calls, Israel chose to distance themselves, pursuing idolatry and other nations' practices. This departure is not just physical but spiritual, indicating a heart turned away from God. The historical context shows Israel's alliances with pagan nations and their adoption of foreign gods, which led to their downfall. This departure is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where Israel's unfaithfulness is lamented, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">Jeremiah 2:5</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Ezekiel 6:9</a>.<p><b>They sacrificed to the Baals</b><br>The mention of Baals refers to the Canaanite deities that Israel frequently turned to, despite God's commands against idolatry. Baal worship was prevalent in the ancient Near East and often involved rituals that were abhorrent to God, including child sacrifice and temple prostitution. This idolatry was a direct violation of the first commandment and a significant reason for God's judgment upon Israel. The worship of Baal is a recurring issue in the Old Testament, notably confronted by prophets like Elijah in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>.<p><b>and burned incense to carved images.</b><br>Burning incense to carved images signifies the practice of idol worship, which was strictly forbidden in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4-5</a>). This act represents a complete turning away from the worship of the one true God to the worship of man-made objects. The use of incense in worship was intended for the tabernacle and temple services, symbolizing prayers rising to God (<a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a>). However, Israel's misuse of incense in idol worship highlights their spiritual adultery and the perversion of true worship. This practice is condemned throughout the prophetic writings, such as in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/44-3.htm">Jeremiah 44:3-5</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Hosea's ministry was marked by his call to the Israelites to return to God amidst their unfaithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted as unfaithful to God, engaging in idolatry and turning away from the covenant relationship with Yahweh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/baals.htm">Baals</a></b><br>Canaanite deities that the Israelites frequently turned to, representing a significant departure from worshiping Yahweh.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/carved_images.htm">Carved Images</a></b><br>Idols made by human hands, which the Israelites worshiped, contrary to God's commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_call.htm">God's Call</a></b><br>The persistent invitation from God to His people to return to Him, despite their continual rebellion and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_persistent_call.htm">God's Persistent Call</a></b><br>Despite Israel's repeated unfaithfulness, God continues to call them back. This demonstrates His enduring love and patience, encouraging us to respond to God's call in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads us away from God. In modern terms, anything that takes precedence over our relationship with God can become an idol.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Turning away from God leads to spiritual and often physical consequences. We must be vigilant in maintaining our faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_god.htm">The Heart of God</a></b><br>God's lament over Israel's departure reveals His deep love and desire for a relationship with His people. Understanding this can deepen our appreciation for God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>The call to return to God is always open. No matter how far we have strayed, God desires our repentance and return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_archaeological_proof_of_idol_worship.htm">In Hosea 11:2, is there concrete archaeological evidence of Israel’s widespread idol worship to affirm or dispute the prophet’s accusation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'out_of_egypt'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "Out of Egypt I Called My Son"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_11_1_apply_to_israel_and_jesus.htm">In Hosea 11:1, how can “Out of Egypt I called my son” refer to both Israel’s exodus and Jesus in Matthew 2:15 without contradiction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_israel_'swallowed'_yet_distinct.htm">Hosea 8:8: How do we reconcile Israel being 'swallowed up' by other nations with promises of their continued distinct identity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">As they</span> (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the prophets) <span class= "bld">called them, so they</span> (Israel) <span class= "bld">went from them</span>.--Sought to avoid the voice and presence of the men of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.</span> <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> Adverting to his own call mentioned in the first verse, God here refers to the many subsequent calls which he addressed to them through his servants the prophets and other messengers. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> The subject of the verb is erroneously understood by some, as, for example, Aben Ezra and Eichhorn, to be the idols, or their false priests or prophets; while <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> Jerome is also mistaken in referring the words to the time of Israel's rebelling when Moses and Aaron wished to lead them out of Egypt. The correct reference is that first stated, and the sense is that, instead of appreciating the invitations and monitions of the prophets of God, they showed their utter insensibility and thanklessness, turning away from them in contempt and scorn. Nay, the more the messengers of God called them, the more they turned a deaf ear to those who were their truest friends and best advisers. Pursuing their idolatrous practices, they sacrificed to Baal, that is to say, the various representations of that idol, and burned incense to their images, whether of wood or stone or precious metal. Thus Kimchi correctly comments as follows: "The prophets which I sent to them called to them morning and evening to turn to Jehovah, so (much the more) did they go away from them, not hearkening to their words nor desisting from their evil works." The word <span class="hebrew">כֵן</span>, even so, denoting the measure or relation, corresponds to <span class="hebrew">ואשר</span> to be supplied in the first clause. The imperfects imply continuance of action or a general truth. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/11-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the more I called</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">the farther</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֚ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they departed</span><br /><span class="heb">הָלְכ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They sacrificed</span><br /><span class="heb">יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·zab·bê·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the Baals</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבְּעָלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bə·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal -- a heathen god</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and burned incense</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to carved images.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lap·pə·si·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/11-2.htm">Hosea 11:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 11:2 They called to them so they went (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/11-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 11:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/11-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 11:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>