Hosea 7:13

Woe to them! 1 For they have strayed from me. 1 Devastation is coming to them! 1 They have rebelled against me! 1 I would have rescued them, 1 but they spoke lies against me. 1

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

In Context

12When they go, I will spread my net over them, 1 I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. 1 I will punish them 1 in their flocking together. 1

14They have not cried to me with all their heart, 1 but they wail on their beds. 1 They gather together for grain and new wine, 1 and they turn away from me. + 7:14 Instead of They gather together , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient copies and many modern versions have They cut themselves , an allusion to the pagan custom of idol worshipers wounding themselves in the frenzy of prayer. 1

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Cross References

Nehemiah 1:10Now they are your servants and your people, whom you have rescued by your great power and by your strong hand.

Job 22:17those who said to God, 'Depart from us'; 1 those who said, 'What can the Almighty do to us?' 1

Psalms 107:2Let the redeemed of Yahweh speak out, 1 those he has rescued from the hand of the enemy. 1

Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” this is Yahweh's declaration. 1 “They make plans, but not from me; they make alliances with other nations, 1 but they were not directed by my Spirit, so they add sin to sin. 1

Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and lean on horses, 1 and trust in chariots (for they are many) and in horsemen (for they are countless). 1 But they are not concerned about the Holy One of Israel, nor do they seek Yahweh! 1

Isaiah 43:1But now this is what Yahweh says, he who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: 1 “Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name, you are mine. 1

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 →

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