Hosea 7:10
And the excellence of Israel has been humbled to his face, || And they have not turned back to their God YHWH, || Nor have they sought Him for all this.
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In Context
11And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, || Egypt they called on—[to] Asshur they have gone.
Cross References
Psalms 10:4The wicked does not inquire according to the height of his face. “There is no God!” [are] all his schemes.
Psalms 53:2God looked on the sons of men from the heavens, || To see if there is an understanding one, || [One] seeking God.
Isaiah 9:12Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, || And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this His anger has not turned back, || And His hand is still stretched out.
Jeremiah 3:3And showers are withheld, and there has been no spring rain. You have the forehead of a whorish woman, || You have refused to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 25:5Please turn back, each from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell on the ground that YHWH has given to you and to your fathers from age to age,
Hosea 5:5And humbled has been the excellence of Israel to his face, || And Israel and Ephraim stumble by their iniquity, || Judah has also stumbled with them.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 7:9-16
The Crimes of the People; Infatuation of Ephraim; Ephraim's Obstinate Rebellion; Ephraim's Hypocrisy. ( b. c. 750.) 8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. 10 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. 11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to… Read the whole commentary →