Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
cry	יִזְעָ֑קוּ yiz.'A.ku	H2199	to shriek (from anguish or danger) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
God	אֱלֹהַ֥י 'e.lo.Hai	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
know	יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ ye.da.'a.Nu.kha	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in he…
Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
2 Kings 10:16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
2 Kings 10:29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves tha…
Psalms 78:34-37 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
Isaiah 48:1-2 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the na…
Jeremiah 7:4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
Hosea 7:13-14 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, ye…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:1-7

The reproofs and threatenings here are introduced with an order to the prophet to set the trumpet to his mouth (Hos 8:1), thus to call a solemn assembly, that all might take notice of what he had to deliver and take warning by it. He must sound an alarm, must, in God's name, proclaim war with this rebellious nation. An enemy is coming with speed and fury to seize their land, and he must awaken them to expect it. Thus the prophet must do the part of a watchman, that was by sound of trumpet to call the besieged to stand to their arms, when he saw the besiegers making their attack, Eze 33:3. The prophet must lift up his voice like a trumpet (Isa 58:1), and the people must hearken to the sound o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:2

My God, we know thee--the singular, "My," is used distributively, each one so addressing God. They, in their hour of need, plead their knowledge of God as the covenant-people, while in their acts they acknowledge Him not (compare Mat 7:21-22; Tit 1:16; also Isa 29:13; Jer 7:4). The Hebrew joins "Israel," not as English Version, with "shall cry," but "We, Israel, know thee"; God denies the claim thus urged on the ground of their descent from Israel.

Adam Clarke on Hosea 8:2

Israel shalt cry - The rapidity of the eagle's flight is well imitated in the rapidity of the sentences in this place. My God, we know thee - The same sentiment, from the same sort of persons, under the same feelings, as that in the Gospel of St. Matthew, Mat 7:29 : "Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? Then will I profess unto them, I never Knew You."

John Gill on Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto me, my God, we know thee. In their distress they shall cry to the Lord to help them, and have mercy on them, as they used to do when in trouble, Isaiah 26:16; when the eagle is come upon them, and just ready to devour them; when Samaria is besieged with file Assyrian army, their king taken prisoner, and they just ready to fall into the hands of the enemy, then they shall cry to God, though in a hypocritical manner; own him to be the true God, and claim their interest in him, and pretend knowledge of him, and acquaintance with him; though they have not served and worshipped him, but idols, and that for hundreds of years; like others who profess to know God, but in works…

The Church Fathers

"They will call upon me, (or 'They called upon me') my God, we have known you, Israel." LXX: "They called upon me (or 'They will call upon me'), God, we have known you." At the time of necessity and distress, when captivity will come, they will call upon me and say: "My God, we know you, Israel;" we who are called Israel, we know and recognize you, and we keep the ancient name of Jacob, which pleased you, so that we may be called Israel. And [heretics] call upon him without cause and say: You are my God, and we have known you, we who are called Israel, seeing God and we are called by the name Christian.
— Jerome, Commentary on Hosea 8:1-4

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Dictionary and topics

Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Profession · False — False

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hosea 8:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:2

Adam Clarke on Hosea 8:2

John Gill on Hosea 8:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hosea 8:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:2

Adam Clarke on Hosea 8:2

John Gill on Hosea 8:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Hosea 8:2-3

Keil & Delitzsch on Hosea 8:1-2

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hosea 8:1

Rashi on Hosea 8:2