Hosea 7:2

And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

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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.

In Context

1When my desire was for the fate of my people to be changed and to make Israel well, then the sin of Ephraim was made clear, and the evil-doing of Samaria; for their ways are false, and the thief comes into the house, while the band of outlaws takes property by force in the streets.

3In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!

Job 34:21For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

Psalms 10:11He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.

Psalms 50:22Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:

Proverbs 5:21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

Isaiah 5:12And corded instruments and wind-instruments and wine are in their feasts: but they give no thought to the work of the Lord, and they are not interested in what his hands are doing.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 7:2-8

Charge Drawn up against Israel; The Crimes of the Princes. ( b. c. 750.) 1 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. 2 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. 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They are… Read the whole commentary →

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