Hosea 8:6

Verse

For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

American Standard Version (1901)

For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

Bible in Basic English

The workman made it, it is no god; the ox of Samaria will be broken into bits.

Free Bible Version

This idol is from Israel! A craftsman made it—it's not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken in pieces!

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Translation for Translators

Someone in Israel made that idol for you; but I am God and it is not. So that idol of a calf in Samaria must be smashed to pieces.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For this idol came from Israel; a workman made it; it is not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

World English Bible

For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

Young's Literal Translation

For even it [is] of Israel; an artificer made it, And it [is] not God, For the calf of Samaria is fragments!

Context

Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind

⁵He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? ⁶For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

Summary

This verse from the book of Hosea highlights the consequences of Israel's disobedience and rejection of God's laws. It portrays a vivid image of reaping what has been sown, as Israel's rebellion leads to their downfall and destruction. The verse serves as a warning against the dangers of forsaking God's commandments and seeking worldly solutions instead of relying on Him. It underscores the principle of divine justice and the importance of faithfulness to God's covenant to avoid facing severe repercussions. Ultimately, it conveys the timeless truth that disobedience to God's will brings about negative consequences, while obedience leads to blessings and protection.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

The workman made it; therefore it is not God - As God signifies the supreme eternal Good, the Creator and Upholder of all things, therefore the workman cannot make Him who made all things. This is an overwhelming argument against all idols. Nothing need be added. The workman has made them; therefore they are not God.

John Gill Bible Commentary

For from Israel was it also,.... That is, the calf was from Israel; it was an invention of theirs, as some say; they did not borrow it from their neighbours, as they did other idols, but it was their own contrivance: but this tines not seem to be fact; for the calf, the making of it indeed, was of themselves, but the worship of it they borrowed from the Egyptians; with this difference, the Egyptians worshipped a living cow or ox, these the golden image of a calf: but rather the sense is, that this calf was made by the advice of Israel, by the advice of Jeroboam their king, and of their princes, they assenting to it, so Aben Ezra; or the gold and silver of which it was made was exacted on them, and collected from them, as the Targum and Jarchi; or workmen were employed by them to make it; and so it was of them also, as any other work that was done by their advice and direction, and at their expense; and therefore could never have any divinity in it, any more than other things they did; though this is commonly interpreted as having respect to the making of the golden calf by Aaron, that this also was of Israel as well as that: the workman made it; therefore it is not God; a strong and invincible reason this; for, since the call was the work of an artificer, of the goldsmith or founder, it could not be God; there could not be deity in it; for a creature cannot make a God, or give that which itself has not; if the workman was not God, but a creature, if deity was not in him, he could never give it to a golden image, a lifeless statue fashioned by him: this, one would think, should have been a clear, plain, striking, and convincing argument to them, that their calf was, as the Targum has it, "a deity in which there was no profit:'' but the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces; or "for (f) the calf of Samaria", &c. being another reason to prove it could not be God; if the former would not convince them, this surely would, when they should see it broke to pieces by the enemy, from whom it could not save itself; and therefore could not be a god that could be of any service to them, or save them. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "for the calf of Samaria shall become spiders webs": and Jerom says he learned it of a Jew that the word so signifies; but his Jew imposed upon him: it, does not appear to be any where so used, either in the Bible, or in any other writings. Kimchi interprets it shivers, fragments, broken pieces of anything. Jarchi says it signifies, in the Syriac language, beams, planks, and boards, pieces of them; so the Targum and Ben Melech from the Rabbins; or rather the dust which falls from them in sawing, sawdust; to dust as small as that should this calf be reduced, as the golden calf was ground to powder by Moses, to which, it is thought, there is an allusion. (f) "nam", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; "quia", Schmidt; "quoniam", Pagninus, Montanus.

Hosea 8:6

Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.

American Standard Version (1901)

For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

Bible in Basic English

The workman made it, it is no god; the ox of Samaria will be broken into bits.

Free Bible Version

This idol is from Israel! A craftsman made it—it's not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken in pieces!

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Translation for Translators

Someone in Israel made that idol for you; but I am God and it is not. So that idol of a calf in Samaria must be smashed to pieces.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For this idol came from Israel; a workman made it; it is not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.

Noah Webster Bible

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.

World English Bible

For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

Young's Literal Translation

For even it [is] of Israel; an artificer made it, And it [is] not God, For the calf of Samaria is fragments!

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Hosea 8:6

Verse

Context

Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Hosea 8:6

Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary