Hosea 7:2

They do not realize in their hearts 1 that I remember all their evil deeds. 1 Now their deeds surround them; 1 they are before my face. 1

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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.

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1Whenever I want to heal Israel, 1 the sin of Ephraim is exposed, 1 as well as the evil deeds of Samaria, 1 for they practice deceit; 1 a thief comes in, 1 and a marauding band attacks in the street. 1

3With their evil they make the king glad, 1 and by their lies the officials. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, 1 that they would consider their coming fate! 1

Job 34:21For God's eyes are upon a person's ways; 1 he sees all his steps. 1

Psalms 10:11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; 1 he covers his face; he will not bother to look.” 1

Psalms 50:22Give this careful consideration, you who forget God, 1 otherwise I will tear you to pieces, 1 and there will be no one to come to help you! 1

Proverbs 5:21Yahweh sees everything a person does 1 and watches all the paths he takes. 1

Isaiah 5:12They banquet with harp, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine, 1 but they do not recognize the work of Yahweh, nor have they considered the doings of his hands. 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 →

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