Holy Scripture
Hosea 8:3
A church father on this verse
“"Israel has rejected the good, the enemy will pursue him." LXX: "because Israel has rejected the good; they persecuted the enemy." To which the Lord responds: "How can you be called Israel, when Israel has rejected the good, that is, the Lord God, whom Israel was named after? Therefore, because Israel has rejected the…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
3For Israel has turned away from good things; they have pursued an enemy.
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1He shall come into their midst as the land, as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and have sinned against my law.
2They shall soon cry out to me, saying, O God, we know thee.
— Hosea 8:3 —
4They have made kings for themselves, but not by me: they have ruled, but they did not make it known to me: of their silver and their gold they have made images to themselves, that they might be destroyed.
5Cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be unable to purge themselves in Israel?