Hosea 13:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Now they continue to sin,
making for themselves molten images,
Silver idols according to their skill,(A)
all of them the work of artisans.
“To these, offer sacrifice,” they say.
People kiss calves
Footnotes
- 13:2 Kiss calves: apparently a reference to a ritual gesture associated with the worship of Baal represented as a calf (1 Kgs 19:18).
Hosea 13:2
New King James Version
2 Now they sin more and more,
And have made for themselves molded images,
Idols of their silver, according to their skill;
All of it is the work of craftsmen.
They say of them,
“Let [a]the men who sacrifice [b]kiss the calves!”
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:2 Or those who offer human sacrifice
- Hosea 13:2 Worship with kisses
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