Hosea 6:7
But they, after the manner of men, have transgressed the covenant, there they have played me false.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
In Context
6for it is love that I delight in and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God and not burnt offerings.
8Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with bloody footprints,
Cross References
Genesis 3:11The Lord God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree from which I ordered you not to eat?”
Matthew Henry on Hosea 6:5-11
Promises and Expostulations; The Crimes of the People. ( b. c. 758.) 4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. 5 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there… Read the whole commentary →