Hosea 7:5

On the feast-day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine, And he stretcheth out his hand with revilers.

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In The King James Version

In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

In Context

4They are as an oven heated by the baker; He ceaseth to stir the fire, Until the dough which he hath kneaded be leavened.

6For they make ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait; All night the baker sleepeth; In the morning it gloweth like a flaming fire.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:12They who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am become the song of drunkards.

Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And he that reeleth with it is not wise.

Isaiah 5:11Woe to them that rise early in the morning to follow strong drink,—Who sit late in the night that wine may inflame them!

Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, To the fading flower, his glorious beauty, At the head of the rich valley of a people stupefied with wine.

Daniel 5:1Belshazzar, the king gave a great feast to his thousands lords, and drank 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 →

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