Hosea 7:1
When I have healed Israel, then shall the iniquity of Ephraim be revealed, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they have wrought falsehood: and a thief shall come in to him, even a robber spoiling in his way;
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Isaiah 59:12For our iniquity is great before thee, and our sins have risen up against us: for our iniquities are in us, and we know our unrighteous deeds.
Isaiah 59:14And we have turned judgment back, and righteousness has departed afar off: for truth is consumed in their ways, and they could not pass by a straight path.
Jeremiah 51:9Have ye forgotten the sins of your fathers, and the sins of the kings of Judah, and the sins of your princes, and the sins of your wives, which they wrought in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Ezekiel 23:4And their names were Oholah the elder, and Oholibah her sister: and they were mine, and bore sons and daughters: and as for their names, Samaria was Oholah, and Jerusalem was Oholibah.
Hosea 4:17Ephraim, joined with idols, has laid stumbling blocks in his own way.
Hosea 6:4What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do to thee, Judah? whereas your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew that goes away.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 7:1
In this chapter we have, I. A general charge drawn up against Israel for those high crimes and misdemeanors by which they had obstructed the course of God's favours to them, ver. 1, 2 . II. A particular accusation, 1. Of the court—the king, princes, and judges, ver. 3-7 . 2. Of the country. Ephraim is here charged with conforming to the nations ( ver. 8 ), senselessness and stupidity under the judgments of God ( ver. 9-11 ), ingratitude to God for his mercies ( ver. 13 ), incorrigibleness under his judgments (… Read the whole commentary →