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Hosea 7

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When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

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And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

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They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

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They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

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In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

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For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

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They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

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Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

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Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

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And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.

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Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

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Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

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And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

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Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

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They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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Hosea 7:16

“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”

Study Summary

The promise that their princes will fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue and that they shall be derided in the land of Egypt suggests that Israel's arrogance and continued defiance will lead to military defeat and humiliation among the very powers they sought to curry favor with. The fall of princes indicates the collapse of Israel's leadership and political structure. This verse concludes the chapter with a promise that Israel's strategy and arrogance will produce the very catastrophe they sought to avoid.

Community Reflections

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Omar Hassan (Test User)1d ago
Rivers of living water — Hosea 7

The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in the darkest moments.. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. God is faithful in every circumstance.. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen.…

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Hosea 7:16

“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”

Study Summary

The promise that their princes will fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue and that they shall be derided in the land of Egypt suggests that Israel's arrogance and continued defiance will lead to military defeat and humiliation among the very powers they sought to curry favor with. The fall of princes indicates the collapse of Israel's leadership and political structure. This verse concludes the chapter with a promise that Israel's strategy and arrogance will produce the very catastrophe they sought to avoid.

Community Reflections

1
Omar Hassan (Test User)1d ago
Rivers of living water — Hosea 7

The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in the darkest moments.. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. God is faithful in every circumstance.. His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting.. God meets us exactly where we are — broken, uncertain, yet chosen.…

Read the note →

Hosea 7:16

The promise that their princes will fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue and that they shall be derided in the land of Egypt suggests that Israel's arrogance and continued defiance will lead to military defeat and humiliation among the very powers they sought to curry favor with. The fall of princes indicates the collapse of Israel's leadership and political structure. This verse concludes the chapter with a promise that Israel's strategy and arrogance will produce the very catastrophe they sought to avoid.