Hosea 7:5
On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride.
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1 Kings 13:4Then the king, hearing the man of God crying out against the altar at Beth-el, put out his hand from the altar, saying, Take him prisoner. And his hand, stretched out against him, became dead, and he had no power of pulling it back.
Psalms 69:12\69:11\When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.
Proverbs 20:1Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
Isaiah 5:11Cursed are those who get up early in the morning to give themselves up to strong drink; who keep on drinking far into the night till they are heated with wine!
Isaiah 28:1Ho! crown of pride of those who are given up to wine in Ephraim, and the dead flower of his glory which is on the head of those who are overcome by strong drink!
Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, drinking wine before the thousand.
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 →