Hosea 8:2
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New International Version (©1984)
Israel cries out to me, 'O our God, we acknowledge you!'

New Living Translation (©2007)
Now Israel pleads with me, 'Help us, for you are our God!'

English Standard Version (©2001)
To me they cry, “My God, we—Israel—know you.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
They cry out to Me, "My God, we of Israel know You!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
They cry out to me, 'We acknowledge you as our God.'

King James Bible
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

American King James Version
Israel shall cry to me, My God, we know you.

American Standard Version
They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.

Bible in Basic English
They will send up to me a cry for help: We, Israel, have knowledge of you, O God of Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall call upon me: O my God, we, Israel, know thee.

Darby Bible Translation
They shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee; we, Israel.

English Revised Version
They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
Israel shall cry to me, My God, we know thee.

World English Bible
They cry to me, 'My God, we Israel acknowledge you!'

Young's Literal Translation
To Me they cry, 'My God, we -- Israel -- have known Thee.'

Geneva Study Bible

Israel shall {b} cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

(b) They will cry like hypocrites, but not from the heart, as their deeds declare.

Wesley's Notes

8:2 Shall cry - But not sincerely.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

2. My God, we know thee-the singular, "My," is used distributively, each one so addressing God. They, in their hour of need, plead their knowledge of God as the covenant-people, while in their acts they acknowledge Him not (compare Mt 7:21, 22; Tit 1:16; also Isa 29:13; Jer 7:4). The Hebrew joins "Israel," not as English Version, with "shall cry," but "We, Israel, know thee"; God denies the claim thus urged on the ground of their descent from Israel.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:1-4 When Israel was hard pressed, they would claim protection from God, but this would be disregarded. What stead will it stand in to say, My God, I know thee, if we cannot say, My God, I love thee, serve thee, and cleave to thee only?


Psalm 78:34 When He killed them, then they sought Him, And returned and searched diligently for God;
Hosea 7:14 And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn away from Me.
Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed. (NASB ©1995)

Acknowledge Cries Cry Help Israel


Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

5:15 7:13,14 2Ki 10:16,29 Ps 78:34-37 Isa 48:1,2 Jer 7:4 Mic 3:11 Mt 7:21 25:11 Lu 13:25 Tit 1:16 1Jo 2:4

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