# Hosea 7 ## Hosea 7:1 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without. - [YLT] 'When I give healing to Israel, Then revealed is the iniquity of Ephraim, And the wickedness of Samaria, For they have wrought falsehood, And a thief doth come in, Stript off hath a troop in the street, ### Notes on Hosea 7:1 - ## Hosea 7:2 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face. - [YLT] And they do not say to their heart, *That* all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been. ### Notes on Hosea 7:2 - ## Hosea 7:3 - [KJV] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. - [ASV] They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. - [YLT] With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies -- princes. ### Notes on Hosea 7:3 - ## Hosea 7:4 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir *the fire*, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened. - [YLT] All of them *are* adulterers, Like a burning oven of a baker, He ceaseth from stirring up after kneading the dough, till its leavening. ### Notes on Hosea 7:4 - ## Hosea 7:5 - [KJV] In the day of our king the princes have made *him* sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. - [ASV] On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers. - [YLT] A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves *with* the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners. ### Notes on Hosea 7:5 - ## Hosea 7:6 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. - [YLT] For they have drawn near, As an oven *is* their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire. ### Notes on Hosea 7:6 - ## Hosea 7:7 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. - [YLT] All of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them. ### Notes on Hosea 7:7 - ## Hosea 7:8 - [KJV] Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. - [ASV] Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. - [YLT] Ephraim! among peoples he mixeth himself, Ephraim hath been a cake unturned. ### Notes on Hosea 7:8 - ## Hosea 7:9 - [KJV] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth *it* not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. - [ASV] Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth *it* not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth *it* not. - [YLT] Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled *itself* on him, And he hath not known. ### Notes on Hosea 7:9 - ## Hosea 7:10 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this. - [YLT] And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And they have not turned back unto Jehovah their God, Nor have they sought Him for all this. ### Notes on Hosea 7:10 - ## Hosea 7:11 - [KJV] Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. - [ASV] And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. - [YLT] And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on -- *to* Asshur they have gone. ### Notes on Hosea 7:11 - ## Hosea 7:12 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. - [YLT] When they go I spread over them My net, As the fowl of the heavens I bring them down, I chastise them as their company hath heard. ### Notes on Hosea 7:12 - ## Hosea 7:13 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. - [YLT] Woe to them, for they wandered from Me, Destruction to them, for they transgressed against Me, And I -- I ransom them, and they have spoken lies against Me, ### Notes on Hosea 7:13 - ## Hosea 7:14 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me. - [YLT] And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me. ### Notes on Hosea 7:14 - ## Hosea 7:15 - [KJV] Though I have bound *and* strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. - [ASV] Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me. - [YLT] And I instructed -- I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil! ### Notes on Hosea 7:15 - ## Hosea 7:16 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] They return, but not to *him that is* on 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. - [YLT] They turn back -- not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This *is* their derision in the land of Egypt! ### Notes on Hosea 7:16 -