Hosea 11:2

Verse

But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

American Standard Version (1901)

The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Bible in Basic English

When I sent for them, then they went away from me; they made offerings to the Baals, burning perfumes to images.

Free Bible Version

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to the Baals and offered incense to idols.

King James (Authorized) Version

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Translation for Translators

But while I continued to call them, they continued to turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to honor them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to idols.

Noah Webster Bible

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

World English Bible

They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.

Young's Literal Translation

They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

Context

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

¹When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. ²But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images. ³It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.

Summary

Hosea 11:2 reflects God's deep love and care for His people, comparing His relationship with Israel to that of a parent and child. The verse portrays God as a loving Father who called His son, Israel, out of Egypt, symbolizing the deliverance and protection He provided for them. This imagery highlights the tender compassion and faithfulness of God towards His chosen people, despite their repeated disobedience and unfaithfulness. It serves as a reminder of God's enduring love and commitment to His covenant with Israel, demonstrating His desire for reconciliation and restoration rather than judgment.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

As they called them--"they," namely, monitors sent by Me. "Called," in Hos 11:1, suggests the idea of the many subsequent calls by the prophets. went from them--turned away in contempt (Jer 2:27). Baalim--images of Baal, set up in various places.

John Gill Bible Commentary

As they called them, so they went from them,.... That is, the prophets of the Lord, the true prophets, called Israel to the worship and service of God; but they turned a deaf ear to them, and their backs upon them; and the more they called to them, the further they went from them, and from the way of their duty; see Hos 11:7. So the Targum, "I sent the prophets to teach them, but they wandered from them;'' Moses and Aaron were sent unto them, and called them out of Egypt, but they hearkened not unto them; see Exo 6:9; in later times the prophets were sent unto them, to exhort them to their duty, and to reclaim them from their evil ways, but they despised and refused to attend to their advice and instructions; and this was continued to the times of Israel, or the ten tribes, departing from the house of David, and setting up idolatrous worship; and during their revolt and apostasy: but all in vain. So after Christ was called out of Egypt, he and his apostles, and John the Baptist before them, called them to hearken to him, but they turned away from them. Aben Ezra interprets it of the false prophets, who called them to idolatry, and they went after them. Schmidt understands it of the Israelites calling one another to it, and going after it, for their own sakes, and because it pleased them, and was agreeable to them; they sacrificed to Baalim, and burnt incense to graven images: they joined themselves to Baalpeor, and worshipped the golden calf, fashioned with a graving tool, in the wilderness; they sacrificed to Baalim, one or another of them, in the times of the judges, and of Ahab, and committed idolatry with other graven images, of which burning incense is a part. And the Jews in Christ's time, instead of hearkening to him and his apostles, followed the traditions of the elders, and the dictates of the Scribes and Pharisees, who were their Baals, their lords and masters and they sought for life and righteousness by their own works, which was sacrificing to their net, and burning incense to their drag; all this was great ingratitude. Next follows a narrative of other benefits done to this people.

Hosea 11:2

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

American Standard Version (1901)

The more the prophets called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Bible in Basic English

When I sent for them, then they went away from me; they made offerings to the Baals, burning perfumes to images.

Free Bible Version

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to the Baals and offered incense to idols.

King James (Authorized) Version

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Translation for Translators

But while I continued to call them, they continued to turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to honor them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to idols.

Noah Webster Bible

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

World English Bible

They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.

Young's Literal Translation

They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Hosea 11:2

Verse

Context

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Hosea 11:2

Out of Egypt I Called My Son

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes