Hosea 8:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.

Young's Literal Translation
They have made kings, and not by Me, They have made princes, and I have not known, Their silver and their gold they have made to them idols, So that they are cut off.

King James Bible
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew [it] not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

Hebrew
They
הֵ֤ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

set up kings,
הִמְלִיכוּ֙ (him·lî·ḵū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

but not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

by Me.
מִמֶּ֔נִּי (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

They make princes,
הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ (hê·śî·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8323: To be or act as prince, rule

but without
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

My approval.
יָדָ֑עְתִּי (yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

With their silver
כַּסְפָּ֣ם (kas·pām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold
וּזְהָבָ֗ם (ū·zə·hā·ḇām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

they make
עָשׂ֤וּ (‘ā·śū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

themselves
לָהֶם֙ (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

idols,
עֲצַבִּ֔ים (‘ă·ṣab·bîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6091: An, image

to
לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

their own destruction.
יִכָּרֵֽת׃ (yik·kā·rêṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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