Hosea 8:3
Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 8 connects to 9 cross-references. A trumpet blast signals the enemy at the gates. Israel has set up kings without consulting God and made idols from their silver and gold. They sow the wind and will reap the whirlwind. The calf of Samaria is rejected. …
Other Translations
Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
Cast off good hath Israel, an enemy pursueth him.
Israel has given up what is good; his haters will go after him.
Cross References
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands …
The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and …
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and …
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord.
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for …
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; …
Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.