Hosea 8:4
They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn’t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שׂוּרsûwrproperly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)
- עָצָבʻâtsâban (idolatrous) image
- מָלַךְmâlakto reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (b
- זָהָבzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Hos 13:9–10, 2Ki 15:10–30, Hos 2:8, Jhn 10:14, 1Ki 12:16–20, Hos 13:2, 1Ki 16:31, 1Ki 12:28