King James Version

Hosea 8:3

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

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זָנַ֥חzanachcast awayזָנַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast away”, a completed actionH2186reject, forsake, failcast away (off), remove far away (off).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.ט֑וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…אוֹיֵ֖בoyevenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.יִרְדְּֽפוֹyirdefvochaseרָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Israel hath cast off that which is good; the enemy shall pursue him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cast off good hath Israel, an enemy pursueth him.

World English Bible

Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.

Darby Translation

Israel hath cast off good: the enemy shall pursue him.

Douay-Rheims

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good, the enemy shall pursue him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Israel hath cast off that which is good; the enemy shall pursue him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For Israel has turned away from good things; they have pursued an enemy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι Ἰσραὴλ ἀπεστρέψατο ἀγαθὰ, ἐχθρὸν κατεδίωξαν.