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Berean Standard Bible

“But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.”

Hosea 11:2

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Hosea 11 is one of the Bible's most tender portraits of God as a parent. He recalls loving Israel as a child and calling his son out of Egypt.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

World English Bible (WEB)

They called to them, so they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baals, and burned incense to engraved images.

King James Version (KJV)

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The more [the prophets] called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

When I sent for them, then they went away from me; they made offerings to the Baals, burning perfumes to images.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Como los llamaban, así ellos se iban de su presencia; á los Baales sacrificaban, y á las esculturas ofrecían sahumerios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero después, cuanto más lo llamaba a estar cerca de mí tanto más se rebelaba y era desobediente. Ofrecía homenajes a Baal y ofrecía perfumes delicados a los ídolos.

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