King James Version

Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

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לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toיִזְעָ֑קוּyizaqvassembleזָעַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “assemble”, an unfinished actionH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.אֱלֹהַ֥יelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָyedaanukhaknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Will they cry unto Me: 'My God, we Israel know Thee'?

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

To Me they cry, 'My God, we — Israel — have known Thee.'

World English Bible

They cry to me, ‘My God, we, Israel, acknowledge you!’

Darby Translation

They shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee; [we], Israel.

Douay-Rheims

They shall call upon me: O my God, we, Israel, know thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Will they cry unto Me: 'My God, we Israel know Thee'?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall soon cry out to me, saying , O God, we know thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμὲ κεκράξονται, ὁ Θεὸς, ἐγνώκαμέν σε·