Hosea 11:2
Strong's Lexicon
But the more I called
קָרְא֖וּ (qā·rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7121: 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen

them,
לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew :

the farther
כֵּ֚ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)

they departed
הָלְכ֣וּ (hā·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

from Me.
מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם (mip·pə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

They sacrificed
יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ (yə·zab·bê·ḥū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2076: 1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice 1a2) to slaughter for eating 1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment 1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

to the Baals
לַבְּעָלִ֣ים (lab·bə·‘ā·lîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1168: Baal = 'lord' n pr m 1) supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites 2) a Reubenite 3) the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul n pr loc 4) a town of Simeon, probably identical to Baalath-beer

and burned incense
יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃ (yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rūn)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 6999: v 1) to sacrifice, burn incense, burn sacrifices, make sacrifices smoke 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to make sacrifices smoke 1a2) to sacrifice 1b) (Pual) to smoke a sacrifice 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make sacrifices smoke 1c2) to cause incense to smoke, offer incense 1c3) to make smoke upon 1d) (Hophal) to be made to smoke n m 2) incense n f 3) incense-altar

to carved images.
וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים (wə·lap·pə·si·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6456: 1) image, idol, graven image

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The more they called them,the more they departed from Me. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

New American Standard Bible
The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.

King James Bible
[As] they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.

New Living Translation
But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.

English Standard Version
The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

New American Standard Bible
The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The more they called them, the more they departed from Me. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.

International Standard Version
The more I called out to them, the farther they fled from me; they sacrificed to Baals, burning incense to carved images.

NET Bible
But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.

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

English Revised Version
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven 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.
















Cross References
2 Kings 17:13
Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

Isaiah 65:7
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

Jeremiah 18:15
Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

Hosea 2:13
And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.

Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

Hosea 13:1
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Hosea 10:15
So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.

Hosea 10:14
Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

Hosea 11:3
I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
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