Hosea 8:3

“Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.”

"Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him." - Hosea 8:3
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What does Hosea 8:3 mean?

"Hosea 8:3 (KJV) - Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him." Hosea 8:3 is a verse from the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically from the book of Hosea. Hosea was a prophet in Israel during a time of great moral and spiritual decay. The book of…

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The Pursuit of Goodness: A Reflection on Hosea 8:3

In the book of Hosea, we witness the poignant narrative of a nation struggling with identity, morality, and divine calling. Hosea 8:3 presents a striking observation: "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him." This verse encapsulates the tragedy…

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A Prayer of Repentance and Seeking Divine Restoration

O Lord our God, Almighty and Everlasting Father, we come before You today with hearts that are heavy and minds that are troubled by the reality of our choices and outcomes in this world. We reflect on the words penned by the prophet Hosea in chapter 8, verse 3, where it is…

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Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 3:1
Hosea 8:8 - "Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."
Hosea 3:1-5
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 1:8 - "¶ Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son."
Hosea 8:2 - "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 8:6 - "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."
Hosea 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
Hosea 8:12 - "I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing."
Hosea 9:8 - "The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."
Hosea 12:3 - "¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
Hosea 11:3 - "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
"Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure." - Hosea 8:8
Hosea 5:8 - "Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin."
Hosea 9:3 - "They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria."
Hosea 3:2 - "So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:"
Hosea 1:3 - "So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son."
Hosea 8:10 - "Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes."
"Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." - Hosea 6:8
Hosea 2:8 - "For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal."
"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3
Hosea 3:3 - "And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee."
Hosea 5:3 - "I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled."
Hosea 8:5 - "¶ Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?"