Hosea 11:2

Hosea 11:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2But the more they were called,

the more they went away from me.11:2 Septuagint; Hebrew them

They sacrificed to the Baals

and they burned incense to images.

2The more 11:2 I.e., God’s prophetsthey called them,

The more they went away from 11:2 I.e., God’s prophetsthem;

They kept sacrificing to the Baals

And burning incense to idols.

2The more they called them,

The more they went from them;

They kept sacrificing to the Baals

And burning incense to idols.

2The more they [the prophets] called them [to repentance and obedience],

The more they went away from them;

They kept sacrificing to the Baals

And burning incense to the carved images.

2But the more I called Israel,

the farther they departed from Me.11:2 LXX; Hebrew The more they called them, the more they went from them.

They sacrificed to the Baals

and burned incense to carved images.

2But the more I called out to Israel,

the more they went away from me.

They brought sacrifices to the statues of the gods

that were named Baal.

And they burned incense to them.