Hosea 7:8
Ephrayim, he hath mixed himself among the people; 1 Ephrayim is a flat cake not turned over. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 18:21And Eliyahu came unto kol haAm, and said, Ad Mosai (how long) ye be polekhim (limping ones, dancing ones) between two se'ipim (opinions)? If Hashem be HaElohim, follow after him; but if HaBa'al, then follow after him. And HaAm answered him not a word.
Ezra 9:12Now therefore give not your banot unto their banim, neither take their banot unto your banim, nor further their shalom or their prosperity ad olam, that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land and leave it for your banim ad olam.
Psalms 106:35But they mingled with the Goyim, 1 and learned their ma'asim (works, customs). 1
Hosea 5:7They have dealt treacherously against Hashem; 1 for they have begotten banim zarim (strange, illegitimate children); 1 now shall a [Rosh] Chodesh devour them with their fields. 1
Hosea 8:2Yisroel shall cry unto Me: 1 Elohai, we know Thee. We, Yisroel! 1
Zephaniah 1:5And those that worship the Tz'va HaShomayim 1 (Army of Heaven, star g-ds) upon the rooftops; 1 and those that worship and that swear [oaths] by Hashem, 1 but also swear by Milcom; + 1:5 i.e., their King [Ba'al] 1
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 →