Bible Strands
Hosea 8:2
Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Israel speaks directly to God during a moment of impending judgment, immediately after a prophetic warning about covenant violation and looming invasion.
The words — The Hebrew יִזְעָקוּ (yiz.'A.ku) means “they cry out,” and יְדַעֲנ֖וּ/ךָ (ye.da.'a.Nu./kha) translates literally to “we know you.”
The thread — This pattern of verbal confession disconnected from covenant fidelity runs through Matthew 7:21, Titus 1:16, and 2 Kings 10:16.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to verify that their declarations of faith match their actual obedience to divine law.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
Cross-references
- Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
- Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- 2 Kings 10:16 saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
- 2 Kings 10:29 but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
- Psalms 78:34 When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
- Isaiah 48:1 “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—
- Jeremiah 7:4 Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
- Hosea 7:13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.
- Micah 3:11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
- Matthew 25:11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’