Hosea 13:2
Hosea 13:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
2Now they sin more and more;
they make idols for themselves from their silver,
cleverly fashioned images,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
It is said of these people,
“They offer human sacrifices!
They kiss13:2 Or “Men who sacrifice / kiss calf-idols!”
Read Hosea 13 in NIV · About the NIV
2And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves cast metal images,
Idols 13:2 Or according to their skillskillfully made from their silver,
All of them the work of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the 13:2 Lit sacrificers of; or among mankindpeople who sacrifice kiss the calves!”
Read Hosea 13 in NASB2020 · About the NASB2020
2And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves molten images,
Idols skillfully made from their silver,
All of them the work of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”
Read Hosea 13 in NASB1995 · About the NASB1995
2And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves molten images,
Idols skillfully made from their silver [as it pleased them],
All of them the work of the craftsmen.
They say of these [very works of their hands], “Let those who sacrifice kiss and show respect to the calves [as if they were living gods]!”
Read Hosea 13 in AMP · About the AMP
2Now they sin more and more
and make for themselves cast images,
idols skillfully made from their silver,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
People say of them,
“They offer human sacrifice
and kiss the calves!”13:2 Or “The men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”See 1 Kings 19:18.
Read Hosea 13 in BSB · About the BSB
2Now they sin more and more.
They use their silver
to make statues of gods for themselves.
The statues come from their own clever ideas.
Skilled workers make all of them.
The people pray to these gods.
They offer human sacrifices to them.
They kiss the gods that look like calves.
Read Hosea 13 in NIrV · About the NIrV