Hosea 7:16

יָשׁוּבוּ ׀ לֹא עָל הָיוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה יִפְּלוּ בַחֶרֶב שָׂרֵיהֶם מִזַּעַם לְשׁוֹנָם זוֹ לַעְגָּם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

In Context

15וַאֲנִי יִסַּרְתִּי חִזַּקְתִּי זְרֽוֹעֹתָם וְאֵלַי יְחַשְּׁבוּ ־ רָֽע ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 12:5אֲשֶׁר אָֽמְרוּ ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ מִי אָדוֹן לָֽנוּ ׃

Psalms 57:4יִשְׁלַח מִשָּׁמַיִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵנִי חֵרֵף שֹׁאֲפִי סֶלָה יִשְׁלַח אֱלֹהִים חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ ׃

Psalms 78:37וְלִבָּם לֹא ־ נָכוֹן עִמּוֹ וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ ׃

Isaiah 3:8כִּי כָשְׁלָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם וִיהוּדָה נָפָל כִּֽי ־ לְשׁוֹנָם וּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם אֶל ־ יְהוָה לַמְרוֹת עֵנֵי כְבוֹדֽוֹ ׃

Jeremiah 18:18וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְכוּ וְנַחְשְׁבָה עַֽל ־ יִרְמְיָהוּ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת כִּי לֹא ־ תֹאבַד תּוֹרָה מִכֹּהֵן וְעֵצָה מֵֽחָכָם וְדָבָר מִנָּבִיא לְכוּ וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן וְאַל ־ נַקְשִׁיבָה אֶל ־ כָּל ־ דְּבָרָֽיו ׃

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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