Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They are from Israel! This calf—a metalworker has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria. New Living Translation This calf you worship, O Israel, was crafted by your own hands! It is not God! Therefore, it must be smashed to bits. English Standard Version For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. 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. King James 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. New King James Version For from Israel is even this: A workman made it, and it is not God; But the calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. New American Standard Bible For from Israel comes even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. NASB 1995 For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. NASB 1977 For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces. Legacy Standard Bible For from Israel is even this! A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be smashed to splinters. Amplified Bible For even this [loathsome calf] is from Israel. A craftsman made it, so it is not God; Surely the calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces and go up in flames. Christian Standard Bible For this thing is from Israel — a craftsman made it, and it is not God. The calf of Samaria will be smashed to bits! Holman Christian Standard Bible For this thing is from Israel— a craftsman made it, and it is not God. The calf of Samaria will be smashed to bits! American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Someone from Israel built that idol for you, but only I am God. And so it will be smashed to pieces. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Samaria's calf-shaped idol was made in Israel. Skilled workers made it. It is not a god. It will be smashed to pieces. Good News Translation An Israelite craftsman made the idol, and it is not a god at all! The gold bull worshiped in Samaria will be smashed to pieces! International Standard Version Because from Israel it was fashioned by craftsmen, it is not God; therefore Samaria's calf will be broken in pieces. Majority 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. NET Bible That idol was made by a workman--it is not God! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits. New Heart 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor even it [is] of Israel; a craftsman made it, "" And it [is] not God, "" For the calf of Samaria is fragments! 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! Smith's Literal Translation For from Israel, and this workman made it, and it is not God: for the calf of Shomeron shall be broken in pieces. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor itself also is the invention of Israel: a workman made it, and it is no god: for the calf of Samaria shall be turned to spiders' webs. Catholic Public Domain Version For it is itself also from Israel: a workman made it, and it is not God. For the calf of Samaria will be used for the webs of spiders. New American Bible An artisan made it, it is no god at all. The calf of Samaria will be dashed to pieces. New Revised Standard Version For it is from Israel, an artisan made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the idol is the product of Israel; a carpenter made it, therefore it is not God; but your calf, O Samaria, was made for deception. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because it is from Israel and a Carpenter made it and it is not God, but your calf was for a deception, Samaria OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For from Israel is even this: The craftsman made it, and it is no God; Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in shivers. Brenton Septuagint Translation Whereas the workman made it, and it is not God; wherefore thy calf, Samaria, was a deceiver: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible 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. 7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.… Cross References Exodus 32:4 He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” 1 Kings 12:28-30 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. Isaiah 44:9-20 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” 2 Kings 17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. Deuteronomy 9:16 And I saw how you had sinned against the LORD your God; you had made for yourselves a molten calf. You had turned aside quickly from the way that the LORD had commanded you. Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. Romans 1:22-23 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Acts 17:29 Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. Isaiah 46:6-7 They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. / They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles. Jeremiah 2:27-28 say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’ / But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. 2 Chronicles 11:15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made. Treasury of Scripture 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. from. Psalm 106:19,20 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image… the workman. Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands… Isaiah 44:9-20 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed… the calf. Hosea 10:2,5,6 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images… Jeremiah 43:12,13 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace… Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. shall. 2 Kings 23:15,19 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove… 2 Chronicles 31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. 2 Chronicles 34:6,7 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about… Jump to Previous Artificer Bits Broken Calf Craftsman Fragments Indeed Israel Ox Pieces Samaria Sama'ria Shivers Surely WorkmanJump to Next Artificer Bits Broken Calf Craftsman Fragments Indeed Israel Ox Pieces Samaria Sama'ria Shivers Surely WorkmanHosea 8 1. Destruction is threatened both to Israel and Judah for their impiety and idolatry.For this thing was made by a craftsman This phrase highlights the man-made nature of the idol, emphasizing its lack of divine origin or power. The Hebrew word for "craftsman" is "ḥārāš," which refers to a skilled artisan or smith. In the ancient Near Eastern context, craftsmen were highly regarded for their ability to create objects of beauty and utility. However, the use of this term here is ironic, as it underscores the futility of worshiping something that is merely the product of human hands. The Bible consistently contrasts the living God, who is the Creator of all, with idols that are created by humans (Isaiah 44:9-20). This serves as a reminder that true worship should be directed towards the Creator, not the creation. it is not God Ephraim will be broken to pieces he cannot stand Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction this thing וְה֔וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is from Israel— מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc a craftsman חָרָ֣שׁ (ḥā·rāš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material made it, עָשָׂ֔הוּ (‘ā·śā·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make and it ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no God. אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative It will be יִֽהְיֶ֔ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be broken to pieces, שְׁבָבִ֣ים (šə·ḇā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7616: Probably splinters that calf עֵ֖גֶל (‘ê·ḡel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5695: A, calf, one nearly grown of Samaria. שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel Links Hosea 8:6 NIVHosea 8:6 NLT Hosea 8:6 ESV Hosea 8:6 NASB Hosea 8:6 KJV Hosea 8:6 BibleApps.com Hosea 8:6 Biblia Paralela Hosea 8:6 Chinese Bible Hosea 8:6 French Bible Hosea 8:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 8:6 For this is even from Israel! 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