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All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Burning like an oven, they consume their leaders. They kill their kings one after another, and no one cries to me for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen, and none of them calls upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: <i>there is</i> none among them that calleth unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They are all hot, like an oven, And have devoured their judges; All their kings have fallen. None among them calls upon Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All of them are hot like an oven, And they devour their judges; All their kings have fallen. None of them calls on Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They are all hot like an oven And they consume their judges (rulers); All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of them are as hot as an oven, and they consume their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of them are as hot as an oven, and they consume their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls on Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are flames destroying their leaders. And their kings are powerless; none of them trust me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They are all as hot as an oven. They consume their judges [like a fire]. All their kings die in battle, and none of them calls to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"In the heat of their anger they murdered their rulers. Their kings have been assassinated one after another, but no one prays to me for help." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They all burn like an oven; they have consumed their judges; all their kings have fallen— not even one of them calls on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All of them are blazing like an oven; they devour their rulers. All of their kings fall--and none of them call on me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them are warm as an oven, "" And they have devoured their judges, "" All their kings have fallen, "" There is none calling to Me among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They were all hot as a furnace, and they consumed their judges; all their kings fell: none among them calling to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They were all heated like an oven, and have devoured their judges : all their kings have fallen: there is none amongst them that calleth unto me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have all become hot like an oven, and they have devoured their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one who calls to me among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They are all heated like ovens, and consume their rulers. All their kings have fallen; none of them calls upon me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen; none of them calls upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings have fallen; there is none among them who calls upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All of them were hot like a furnace and they have consumed their Judges; all their Kings have fallen and there is none among them who called to me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They are all hot as an oven, And devour their judges; All their kings are fallen, There is none among them that calleth unto Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They are all heated like an oven, and have devoured their judges: all their kings are fallen; there was not among them one that called on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/7-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1012" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/7.htm">Ephraim's Iniquity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/2552.htm" title="2552: yê·ḥam·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be or become warm. A primitive root; to be hot.">of them are hot</a> <a href="/hebrew/8574.htm" title="8574: kat·tan·nūr (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- (portable) stove, firepot. From niyr; a fire-pot.">as an oven,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and they devour</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To judge, govern. ">their rulers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">their kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">fall;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">not one</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qō·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">calls</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">upon Me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-7</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. / Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3-9</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent. / Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. / I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.” But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4-5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. / So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14-16</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. / Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25-31</a></span><br />The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. / Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. / Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-4</a></span><br />Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-4</a></span><br />Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! / She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. / Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Psalm 106:40-43</a></span><br />So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance. / He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. / Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Lamentations 2:5-6</a></span><br />The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah. / He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calls to me.</p><p class="hdg">devoured.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4</a></b></br> They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew <i>it</i> not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">1 Kings 15:28</a></b></br> Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-11,18,22</a></b></br> And his servant Zimri, captain of half <i>his</i> chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of <i>his</i> house in Tirzah… </p><p class="hdg">there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-10.htm">Hosea 7:10,14</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></b></br> I will go <i>and</i> return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-13.htm">Job 36:13</a></b></br> But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/daniel/7-19.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">End</a> <a href="/hosea/5-5.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/daniel/11-19.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/hosea/7-4.htm">Heated</a> <a href="/daniel/3-22.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/hosea/2-7.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/daniel/9-23.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-14.htm">Warm</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-2.htm">Heated</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Oven</a> <a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Warm</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">A reproof of manifold sins.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">God's wrath against them for their hypocrisy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near East, ovens were used for baking bread and required a high, consistent heat. This imagery suggests that the people's sinful inclinations are burning intensely and continuously. The metaphor indicates a lack of self-control and a fervent pursuit of wickedness, reflecting the moral and spiritual decay prevalent in Israel at the time. This fervor for sin can be compared to the warnings in <a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27-28</a> about the dangers of unchecked desires.<p><b>and they devour their rulers</b><br>The phrase highlights the destructive consequences of the people's sinful passions, which lead to the downfall of their leaders. Historically, the Northern Kingdom of Israel experienced political instability, with frequent assassinations and coups among its kings. This internal strife is a direct result of the people's rebellion against God, as their unchecked sinfulness leads to chaos and the erosion of leadership. This can be seen as a fulfillment of the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36-37</a> about the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>All their kings fall</b><br>This statement reflects the historical reality of Israel's political turmoil. The Northern Kingdom saw a rapid succession of kings, many of whom were overthrown or assassinated. This instability is a direct consequence of the nation's spiritual unfaithfulness and serves as a judgment from God. The fall of these kings can be seen as a fulfillment of the prophetic warnings given by earlier prophets, such as Samuel in <a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">1 Samuel 8:11-18</a>, about the dangers of rejecting God's rule in favor of human kingship.<p><b>not one of them calls upon Me</b><br>This phrase underscores the spiritual apostasy of the people and their leaders. Despite their dire circumstances, they fail to seek God or repent. This lack of repentance and reliance on God is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, highlighting the stubbornness and pride of the people. The failure to call upon God contrasts with the promises found in passages like <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>, where God assures His people of healing and restoration if they humble themselves and seek Him. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate need for a Savior, pointing to the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who calls all to repentance and faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often referred to as Ephraim in Hosea, which was experiencing moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/kings_of_israel.htm">Kings of Israel</a></b><br>The rulers of the Northern Kingdom, many of whom were corrupt and led the people away from God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who desires repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness from His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>The foreign power that would eventually conquer Israel, serving as an instrument of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_apathy_leads_to_destruction.htm">Spiritual Apathy Leads to Destruction</a></b><br>Just as Israel's leaders fell due to their spiritual negligence, we must be vigilant in our faith to avoid similar downfalls.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god.htm">The Importance of Seeking God</a></b><br>Israel's failure to call upon God serves as a warning to us to prioritize prayer and dependence on Him in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_leadership_failure.htm">Consequences of Leadership Failure</a></b><br>The fall of Israel's kings highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide their people toward righteousness and the consequences of failing to do so.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_repentance.htm">God's Desire for Repentance</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God's heart is for His people to return to Him, reminding us of His grace and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_idolatry.htm">The Dangers of Idolatry</a></b><br>Israel's idolatry led to their downfall, teaching us to guard against modern forms of idolatry that can draw us away from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'reap_the_whirlwind'_mean.htm">What does 'sow the wind, reap the whirlwind' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_historical_records_support_hosea_7_5-7.htm">Hosea 7:5-7 depicts rulers being consumed and kings falling--do extrabiblical historical records corroborate or contradict these claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_isaiah's_land_ruin.htm">Isaiah 1:7 describes a land devoured by foreigners; is there historical or archaeological evidence confirming such devastation at the time of Isaiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/hosea_8_7__hyperbole_or_real_devastation.htm">Hosea 8:7: Is the prophecy about reaping the whirlwind hyperbole, or did Israel actually face proportional devastation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> "To call unto me (God)" is to cry to God for help and succor, to seek safety and deliverance with him. It is not the same with that other expression, viz. "to call on the Name of Jehovah," which is rather to reverence and worship Jehovah. <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> The word <span class="hebrew">דין</span> is more poetic than <span class="hebrew">שָׁפַט</span>, though the meaning of both is "judging," the latter probably derived from <span class="hebrew">שָׁפַח</span>, to set, then to set right, defend. <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> Their not calling unto God is well explained by Kimchi as follows: "Also they (the people) had failed by the hand of their enemies, the kings of the Gentiles; but, notwithstanding this, no one among them calls to me. They should have thought in their heart, There is no power in the hand of our king to help us out of our distress; we will turn to Jehovah, for he will be our Helper." This verse is not so difficult as the three preceding; we proceed, therefore, in regular order to the next. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/7-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּלָּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them are as hot</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵחַ֙מּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḥam·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2552.htm">Strong's 2552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become warm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an oven,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּתַּנּ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(kat·tan·nūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8574.htm">Strong's 8574: </a> </span><span class="str2">(portable) stove, firepot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they consume</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their rulers.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכֵיהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fall;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפָ֔לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of them</span><br /><span class="heb">בָהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">calls</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹרֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(qō·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/7-7.htm">Hosea 7:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/7-7.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 7:7 They are all hot as an oven (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/7-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 7:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 7:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/7-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 7:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 7:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>