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?”

"Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?" - Hosea 8:5
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What does Hosea 8:5 mean?

Unfortunately, the verse Hosea 8:5 is not present in the King James Version of the Bible. However, there are several verses surrounding this one that can be analyzed to gain a deeper understanding of the context and themes within the book of Hosea. The book of Hosea is one of…

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The Illusion of Innocence: A Call to True Repentance

The verse Hosea 8:5 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?" This poignant message from the prophet Hosea underscores the dire consequences of…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Repentance

Heavenly Father, We humbly bow before You, our Creator, our Sustainer, and our Redeemer. Today, we reflect upon Your Word, specifically 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?”…

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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?"
Hosea 5:8 - "Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin."
Hosea 3:1-5
Hosea 8:8 - "Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure."
"Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin." - Hosea 5:8
Hosea 12:5 - "Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial."
Hosea 6:8 - "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood."
Hosea 1:2-11;2:14;3:5
Hosea 13:5 - "¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought."
Hosea 5:12 - "Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness."
Hosea 14:5-6 – "I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily."
Hosea 4:8 - "They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity."
Hosea 9:5 - "What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?"
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 5:5 - "And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them."
Hosea 1:5 - "And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel."
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 5:11 - "Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment."
Hosea 5:2 - "And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all."
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 11:5 - "¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return."
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 14:5 - "I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."
"Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure." - Hosea 8:8