Bible Commentaries
Hosea 7

Introduction

Overview

Hosea 7:1, A reproof of manifold sins; Hosea 7:11, God’s wrath against them for their hypocrisy.

Verse 1

I would: Jeremiah 51:9, Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Luke 19:42

the iniquity: Hosea 4:17, Hosea 6:8, Hosea 8:9, Isaiah 28:1, Micah 6:16

wickedness: Heb. evils, Hosea 8:5, Hosea 10:5, Ezekiel 16:46, Ezekiel 23:4, Amos 8:14

they commit: Hosea 5:1, Hosea 6:10, Hosea 11:12, Hosea 12:1, Isaiah 59:12, Jeremiah 9:2-6, Micah 7:3-7

the troop: Hosea 6:9

spoileth: Heb. strippeth

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:2 - breaking Deuteronomy 33:17 - the ten thousands Jeremiah 33:6 - I will bring Ezekiel 16:57 - thy wickedness Ezekiel 22:27 - princes Ezekiel 23:18 - discovered Ezekiel 24:13 - because Hosea 11:3 - I healed Micah 1:5 - is it Micah 6:12 - spoken John 10:10 - thief Ephesians 5:13 - reproved

Verse 2

consider not in: Heb. say not to, Deuteronomy 32:29, Psalms 50:22, Isaiah 1:3, Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 44:19

I remember: Hosea 9:9, Psalms 25:7, Jeremiah 14:10, Amos 8:7, Luke 12:2, 1 Corinthians 4:5

their own: Numbers 32:23, Job 20:11-29, Psalms 9:16, Proverbs 5:22, Isaiah 26:16, Jeremiah 2:19, Jeremiah 4:18

are before: Job 34:21, Psalms 90:8, Proverbs 5:21, Jeremiah 16:17, Jeremiah 32:19, Hebrews 4:13

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:39 - and consider 1 Samuel 15:2 - I remember Job 11:11 - he seeth Job 34:25 - he knoweth Psalms 33:15 - considereth Psalms 49:5 - iniquity Psalms 73:11 - is there Psalms 109:15 - before Psalms 137:7 - Remember Jeremiah 44:21 - did Ezekiel 18:14 - considereth

Verse 3

Hosea 5:11, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:13, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 9:2, Jeremiah 28:1-4, Jeremiah 37:19, Amos 7:10-13, Micah 6:16, Micah 7:3, Romans 1:32, 1 John 4:5

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:18 - he fell 1 Samuel 24:1 - it was told 2 Chronicles 18:12 - Behold Psalms 62:4 - delight Proverbs 2:14 - and Proverbs 19:10 - Delight Proverbs 31:4 - General Isaiah 1:23 - princes Isaiah 59:3 - your lips Hosea 7:13 - spoken Mark 14:11 - they were 1 Corinthians 13:6 - Rejoiceth not 2 Thessalonians 2:12 - but

Verse 4

are all: Hosea 4:2, Hosea 4:12, Jeremiah 5:7, Jeremiah 5:8, Jeremiah 9:2, James 4:4

as: Hosea 7:6, Hosea 7:7

who ceaseth: etc. or, the raiser will cease

raising: or, waking.

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:15 - princes Judges 19:25 - and abused Job 31:9 - if I Proverbs 6:27 - General Isaiah 57:5 - Enflaming Ezekiel 22:9 - they commit

Verse 5

the day: Genesis 40:20, Daniel 5:1-4, Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:21

made: Proverbs 20:1, Isaiah 5:11, Isaiah 5:12, Isaiah 5:22, Isaiah 5:23, Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:7, Isaiah 28:8, Habakkuk 2:15, Habakkuk 2:16, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Peter 4:4

bottles of wine: or, heat through wine

he stretched: 1 Kings 13:4

with scorners: Psalms 1:1, Psalms 69:12, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 23:29-35, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:15 - princes Esther 3:15 - sat down Proverbs 23:33 - and Ecclesiastes 7:4 - the heart Ecclesiastes 10:16 - and Isaiah 28:14 - ye Hosea 3:1 - love flagons Acts 24:25 - temperance 2 Peter 3:3 - scoffers

Verse 6

they: Hosea 7:4, Hosea 7:7, 1 Samuel 19:11-15, 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 13:29, Psalms 10:8, Psalms 10:9, Proverbs 4:16, Micah 2:1

made ready: or, applied

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 11:3 - sent Job 24:5 - rising Psalms 17:3 - thou hast Psalms 36:4 - deviseth Psalms 55:10 - Day Psalms 101:3 - set Psalms 140:2 - imagine Isaiah 5:11 - rise Isaiah 32:6 - and his heart Matthew 12:44 - he findeth

Verse 7

devoured: Hosea 8:4, 1 Kings 15:28, 1 Kings 16:9-11, 1 Kings 16:18, 1 Kings 16:22, 2 Kings 9:24, 2 Kings 9:33, 2 Kings 10:7, 2 Kings 10:14, 2 Kings 15:10, 2 Kings 15:14, 2 Kings 15:25, 2 Kings 15:30

there: Hosea 7:10, Hosea 7:14, Hosea 5:15, Job 36:13, Isaiah 9:13, Isaiah 43:22, Isaiah 64:7, Ezekiel 22:30, Daniel 9:13

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 11:3 - sent Psalms 36:4 - deviseth Psalms 101:3 - set Isaiah 31:1 - neither Isaiah 32:6 - and his heart Hosea 7:4 - as Hosea 7:6 - they Amos 2:6 - For three Micah 2:1 - when Zephaniah 1:6 - and those

Verse 8

he hath: Hosea 5:7, Hosea 5:13, Hosea 9:3, Ezra 9:1, Ezra 9:12, Nehemiah 13:23-25, Psalms 106:35, Ezekiel 23:4-11, Malachi 2:11

a cake: Hosea 8:2-4, 1 Kings 18:21, Zephaniah 1:5, Matthew 6:24, Revelation 3:15, Revelation 3:16

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 30:1 - Ephraim Hosea 10:2 - Their heart is divided James 1:8 - General

Verse 9

devoured: Hosea 8:7, 2 Kings 13:3-7, 2 Kings 13:22, 2 Kings 15:19, Proverbs 23:35, Isaiah 42:22-25, Isaiah 57:1

here and there: Heb. sprinkled

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:3 - turned Judges 16:20 - I will go 2 Chronicles 30:1 - Ephraim Proverbs 5:10 - strangers Ecclesiastes 6:2 - but Ecclesiastes 12:1 - while Isaiah 1:7 - strangers Isaiah 42:25 - he knew Ezekiel 24:13 - because Haggai 2:17 - yet

Verse 10

the pride: Hosea 5:5, Jeremiah 3:3

and they: Hosea 7:7, Hosea 6:1, Proverbs 27:22, Isaiah 9:13, Jeremiah 8:5, Jeremiah 8:6, Jeremiah 25:5-7, Jeremiah 35:15-17, Amos 4:6-13, Zechariah 1:4

nor: Psalms 10:4, Psalms 14:2, Psalms 53:2, Romans 3:11

Reciprocal: Isaiah 10:21 - return Isaiah 43:22 - thou hast not Isaiah 59:12 - our sins Jeremiah 8:4 - turn Jeremiah 14:7 - though Daniel 9:13 - made we not our prayer before Amos 4:8 - yet Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye Haggai 2:17 - yet

Verse 11

a silly: Hosea 11:11

without: Hosea 4:11, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 15:32, *marg. Proverbs 17:16

they call: Hosea 5:13, Hosea 8:8, Hosea 8:9, Hosea 9:3, Hosea 12:1, Hosea 14:3, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 17:3, 2 Kings 17:4, Isaiah 30:1-6, Isaiah 31:1-3, Jeremiah 2:18, Jeremiah 2:36, Ezekiel 23:4-8

Reciprocal: Job 5:2 - one Job 12:24 - He taketh Isaiah 30:4 - his princes Isaiah 57:9 - thou wentest to the king Jeremiah 5:21 - understanding Lamentations 5:6 - to the Egyptians Ezekiel 29:16 - the confidence

Verse 12

I will spread: Job 19:6, Jeremiah 16:16, Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:20, Ezekiel 32:3

I will bring: Ecclesiastes 9:12

as their: Leviticus 26:14-46, Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Deuteronomy 29:22-28, Deuteronomy 31:16-29, Deuteronomy 32:15-43, 2 Kings 17:13-18, Jeremiah 44:4, Revelation 3:19

Reciprocal: Psalms 66:11 - broughtest Isaiah 30:4 - his princes Lamentations 1:13 - he hath spread

Verse 13

Woe: Hosea 9:12, Isaiah 31:1, Lamentations 5:16, Ezekiel 16:23, Matthew 23:13-29, Revelation 8:13

fled: Hosea 11:2, Job 21:14, Job 21:15, Job 22:17, Psalms 139:7-9, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:10

destruction: Heb. spoil

though: Deuteronomy 15:15, Nehemiah 1:10, Psalms 106:10, Psalms 107:2, Psalms 107:3, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 63:8, Micah 6:4, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Peter 1:19

spoken: Hosea 7:3, Hosea 11:12, Isaiah 59:13, Jeremiah 18:11, Jeremiah 18:12, Jeremiah 42:20, Jeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah 44:18, Ezekiel 18:2, Ezekiel 18:25, Malachi 3:13-15, 1 John 1:10

Reciprocal: Isaiah 30:1 - the rebellious Isaiah 59:3 - your lips Hosea 7:16 - the rage Hosea 8:2 - General Hosea 9:6 - destruction Hosea 9:17 - because Micah 6:12 - spoken

Verse 14

they have not: Job 35:9, Job 35:10, Psalms 78:34-37, Isaiah 29:13, Jeremiah 3:10, Zechariah 7:5

when: Isaiah 52:5, Isaiah 65:14, Amos 8:3, James 5:1

assemble: Hosea 3:1, Exodus 32:6, Judges 9:27, Amos 2:8, Micah 2:11, Romans 16:18, Philippians 3:19, James 4:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:4 - they mourned Job 15:4 - restrainest Job 27:9 - his cry Job 35:13 - God Psalms 18:41 - General Psalms 32:3 - roaring Psalms 78:37 - their heart Psalms 119:58 - I entreated Psalms 145:18 - call upon Isaiah 24:11 - a crying Isaiah 26:16 - in trouble Isaiah 59:11 - roar Isaiah 64:7 - there is Jeremiah 2:27 - but in the time Jeremiah 22:23 - how Lamentations 2:18 - heart Daniel 9:13 - made we not our prayer before Hosea 7:7 - there Hosea 8:2 - General Amos 4:6 - yet Jonah 1:5 - cried

Verse 15

I have: 2 Kings 13:5, 2 Kings 13:23, 2 Kings 14:25-27, Psalms 106:43-45

bound: or, chastened, Job 5:17, Psalms 94:12, Proverbs 3:11, Hebrews 12:5, Revelation 3:19

imagine: Psalms 2:1, Psalms 62:3, Jeremiah 17:9, Nahum 1:9, Acts 4:25, Romans 1:21, 2 Corinthians 10:5

Reciprocal: Proverbs 31:17 - strengtheneth

Verse 16

return: Hosea 6:4, Hosea 8:14, Hosea 11:7, Psalms 78:37, Jeremiah 3:10, Luke 8:13, Luke 11:24-26

like: Psalms 78:57

the rage: Hosea 7:13, Psalms 12:4, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 73:9, Isaiah 3:8, Jeremiah 18:18, Matthew 12:36, James 3:5, 2 Peter 2:8, Revelation 13:5

this: Hosea 8:13, Hosea 9:3, Hosea 9:6, Ezekiel 23:32, Ezekiel 36:20

Reciprocal: Psalms 73:8 - speak wickedly Isaiah 9:13 - the people Isaiah 10:21 - return Isaiah 30:4 - his princes Jeremiah 4:1 - return Jeremiah 11:10 - turned Jeremiah 34:11 - General Hosea 11:5 - shall not Hosea 11:12 - compasseth Hosea 12:14 - and his Acts 7:48 - the most High