Hosea 7:5

In the day of our king, the rulers, have made themselves ill, with the heat of wine,—he hath extended his hand with scoffers.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

In Context

4They all, are adulterers, like an oven too hot for the baker,—who leaveth off stoking, after kneading the dough, till the whole be leavened.

6For they have made ready, like an oven, their heart, by their lying in wait,—all the night, their baker sleepeth, in the morning, he, kindleth up as it were a blazing fire.

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Cross References

1 Kings 13:4And it came to pass, when the king heard the word of the man of God which he proclaimed against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam thrust forth his hand, from off the altar, saying—Lay hold of him! and his hand which he had thrust forth against him was dried up, that he could not draw it back to him.

Psalms 69:12They who sit in the gate talk against me,—And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

Proverbs 20:1Wine is, a scoffer, and strong drink, a brawler, every one therefore who erreth therein, is unwise.

Isaiah 5:11Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue,—Who follow on in the evening cool [until] with wine, they are heated;

Isaiah 28:1Alas! for the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, And for his fading wreath of majestic beauty,—Which is on the head of the fertile valley, of them who are overcome with wine.

Daniel 5:1Belshazzar the king, made a great feast, to a thousand of his nobles,—and, before the thousand, was drinking, wine.

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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