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My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“O Samaria, I reject this calf— this idol you have made. My fury burns against you. How long will you be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have spurned your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast <i>thee</i> off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long <i>will it be</i> ere they attain to innocency?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your calf is rejected, O Samaria! My anger is aroused against them— How long until they attain to innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, Samaria, <i>saying,</i> “My anger burns against them!” How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, O Samaria, saying, &#8220My anger burns against them!&#8221 How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, O Samaria, saying, “My anger burns against them!” How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, O Samaria, <i>saying</i>, “My anger burns against them!” How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He has rejected your [pagan] calf, O Samaria, <i>saying,</i> “My wrath burns against them.” How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your calf-idol is rejected, Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your calf-idol is rejected, Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />City of Samaria, I'm angry because of your idol in the shape of a calf. When will you ever be innocent again? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Get rid of your calf-shaped idol, Samaria. My anger burns against these people. How long will they remain unclean? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I hate the gold bull worshiped by the people of the city of Samaria. I am furious with them. How long will it be before they give up their idolatry? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your calf, Samaria, has been thrown away. My anger is burning against them. How long until they become pure again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let Samaria throw out his calf idol. My anger burns against them. How long will it be until they are capable of purity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; my anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your calf has cast off, O Samaria, "" My anger has burned against them; Until when are they not capable of purity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cast off hath thy calf, O Samaria, Burned hath Mine anger against them, Till when are they not capable of purity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy calf rejected, O Shomeron; mine anger was kindled against them: how long shall they not be able to be clean?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off, my wrath is kindled against them. How long will they be incapable of being cleansed ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your calf, Samaria, has been rejected. My fury has been enraged against them. How long will they be incapable of being cleansed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has rejected your calf, Samaria! My wrath is kindled against them; How long will they be incapable of innocence in Israel? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your calf is rejected, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have been led astray by your calf, O Samaria; my anger is kindled against them; how long will it be before they can be declared innocent?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They have strayed by your calf, Samaria, and my anger was provoked against them; how long are they unable to be innocent?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off; Mine anger is kindled against them; How long will it be ere they attain to innocency?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be unable to purge themselves in Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/8-5.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=1155" 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/8.htm">Israel will Reap the Whirlwind</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2186.htm" title="2186: zā·naḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- Reject, forsake, fail. A primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e. Reject, forsake, fail.">He has rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘eḡ·lêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">your 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.">O Samaria.</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">My anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: ḥā·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">burns</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">against them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">How long will they be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">incapable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5356.htm" title="5356: niq·qā·yōn (N-ms) -- Innocency. Or niqqayon; from naqah; clearness.">of innocence?</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>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.…<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="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Deuteronomy 9:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9</a></span><br />You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a></span><br />And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Isaiah 31:7</a></span><br />For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-28.htm">Jeremiah 2:28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Jeremiah 10:14-15</a></span><br />Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Ezekiel 6:9</a></span><br />Then in the nations to which they have been carried captive, your survivors will remember Me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes that lusted after idols. So they will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7-8</a></span><br />And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’ / 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="/amos/5-26.htm">Amos 5:26</a></span><br />You have taken along Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, the idols you made for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Acts 7:41</a></span><br />At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Romans 1:23</a></span><br />and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7</a></span><br />Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; my anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocence?</p><p class="hdg">calf.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6</a></b></br> For from Israel <i>was</i> it also: the workman made it; therefore it <i>is</i> not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5</a></b></br> The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof <i>that</i> rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Isaiah 45:20</a></b></br> Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye <i>that are</i> escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god <i>that</i> cannot save.</p><p class="hdg">mine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></b></br> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-18,21-23</a></b></br> And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, <i>even</i> two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal… </p><p class="hdg">how.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Proverbs 1:22</a></b></br> How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a></b></br> O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></b></br> I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, <i>and</i> thine abominations on the hills in the fields. 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The "calf" symbolizes the false gods that the Israelites turned to instead of worshiping Yahweh. Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom, represents the entire nation. The rejection signifies God's disapproval and judgment against their idolatry. This echoes the sin of the golden calf at Mount Sinai (Exodus 32), highlighting a recurring pattern of rebellion against God.<p><b>My anger burns against them.</b><br>This phrase indicates God's righteous indignation towards Israel's persistent idolatry and disobedience. The imagery of burning anger is used throughout the Old Testament to describe God's response to sin (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a>). It underscores the seriousness of their transgressions and the impending judgment. God's anger is not capricious but a response to covenant unfaithfulness, as Israel was bound by the covenant at Sinai to worship Yahweh alone (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>).<p><b>How long will they be incapable of innocence?</b><br>This rhetorical question highlights Israel's stubbornness and inability to return to a state of purity and faithfulness. The term "innocence" suggests a return to covenantal faithfulness and moral integrity. The question implies a deep frustration with Israel's persistent sinfulness and unwillingness to repent. It reflects the prophetic call for repentance and the hope for restoration, as seen in other prophets like Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12-14</a>). The phrase also points to the need for a transformation that ultimately finds fulfillment in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, who offers true cleansing and restoration (<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often used to represent the entire kingdom. It was a center of idolatry and political intrigue.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_calf.htm">The Calf</a></b><br>Refers to the golden calves set up by Jeroboam I in Bethel and Dan as objects of worship, which were a direct violation of the first and second commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Northern Kingdom of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_anger.htm">God's Anger</a></b><br>Represents God's righteous indignation against Israel's idolatry and unfaithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/innocence.htm">Innocence</a></b><br>The Hebrew word used here can imply purity or blamelessness, highlighting Israel's moral and spiritual failure.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry's_consequences.htm">Idolatry's Consequences</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to spiritual decay and invokes God's righteous anger. We must identify and remove modern-day idols from our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>While God is patient, His justice demands accountability. We should not take His patience for granted but strive for repentance and purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_innocence.htm">The Call to Innocence</a></b><br>God desires His people to be innocent and blameless. This requires a conscious effort to live according to His commandments and seek His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>Israel's repeated idolatry shows the danger of becoming complacent in our faith. We must remain vigilant and committed to God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite judgment, God offers hope and restoration to those who repent. We should always seek to return to God with a sincere heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_retribution_for_idol_worship.htm">Hosea 8:5: Why does archaeological evidence suggest widespread idol worship with no immediate divine retribution? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_weren't_bethel_and_dan_condemned_more.htm">Why would Jeroboam’s new worship centers in Bethel and Dan (1 Kings 12:29) escape major condemnation in other ancient accounts if they were such a significant religious shift?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_texts_suggest_rival_centers_to_zion.htm">Psalm 87:5 – If Zion is divinely established, why do other ancient texts suggest multiple rival religious centers during that era? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_beth-aven's_calf_idol.htm">Hosea 10:5: Do we have any archaeological proof of the calf idol in Beth-Aven, or is there a lack of external evidence supporting its existence?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Thy calf . . . hath cast thee off.--</span>Rather, <span class= "ital">is loathsome,</span> Nothing can exceed the scorn of this outburst. The last clause should be rendered, <span class= "ital">How long are ye unable to attain purity?</span> The attribution of consuming fire to God is not peculiar to the prophet. (Comp. <a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm" title="For our God is a consuming fire.">Hebrews 12:29</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy calf, O Samaria, hath east thee off; mine anger is kindled against them.</span> This portion of the verse has occasioned much diversity of translation and exposition, and yet the general meaning is much the same. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> In the translation <p><span class="note_emph">(a)</span> of the Authorized Version the word "thee" is supplied; others <p><span class="note_emph">(b)</span> supply "me," meaning Jehovah, thus, "Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast me off;" while . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/8-5.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">He has rejected</span><br /><span class="heb">זָנַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(zā·naḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2186.htm">Strong's 2186: </a> </span><span class="str2">Reject, forsake, fail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your calf,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘eḡ·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, calf, one nearly grown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Samaria.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burns</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bām)</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">How long will they be</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">incapable</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of innocence?</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקָּיֹֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(niq·qā·yōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5356.htm">Strong's 5356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clearness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/8-5.htm">Hosea 8:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 8:5 Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! 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