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Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nlt/hosea/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> They look everywhere except to the Most High. They are as useless as a crooked bow. Their leaders will be killed by their enemies because of their insolence toward me. Then the people of Egypt will laugh at them. <a href="/esv/hosea/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> They return, but not upward; they are like a treacherous bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/bsb/hosea/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. <a href="/kjv/hosea/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/7.htm">New King James Version</a> They return, but not to the Most High; They are like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword For the cursings of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nasb_/hosea/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They turn, but not upward, They are like a loose bow; Their officials will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nasb/hosea/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> They turn, but not upward, They are like a deceitful bow; Their princes will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/hosea/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> They turn, but not upward, They are like a deceitful bow; Their princes will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/lsb/hosea/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They turn, but not upward; They are like a deceitful bow; Their princes will fall by the sword Because of the indignation of their tongue. This will be their scoffing in the land of Egypt. <a href="/amp/hosea/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They turn, but they do not turn upward to the Most High. They are like a poorly crafted bow [that misses the mark]; Their princes shall fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be cause for their mockery and disdain in the land of Egypt. <a href="/csb/hosea/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They turn, but not to what is above; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent tongue. They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. <a href="/hcsb/hosea/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They turn, but not to what is above; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the cursing of their tongue. They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. <a href="/asv/hosea/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> They return, but not to him that is on 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. <a href="/cev/hosea/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and refuse to obey. They are more useless than a crooked arrow. Their leaders will die in war for saying foolish things. Egyptians will laugh at them. <a href="/erv/hosea/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> They return, but not to him that is on 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. <a href="/gwt/hosea/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They don't return to the Most High. They are like a defective bow. Their officials will die in battle because they curse. The people in Egypt will ridicule them for this. <a href="/gnt/hosea/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> They keep on turning away from me to a god that is powerless. They are as unreliable as a crooked bow. Because their leaders talk arrogantly, they will die a violent death, and the Egyptians will laugh." <a href="/isv/hosea/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> They return—but not to the Most High. They are like a defective weapon. Their princes will fall by the sword because of their raging tongue, and they will be a laughingstock in the land of Egypt." <a href="/msb/hosea/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. <a href="/net/hosea/7.htm">NET Bible</a> They turn to Baal; they are like an unreliable bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because their prayers to Baal have made me angry. So people will disdain them in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nheb/hosea/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/wbt/hosea/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/hosea/7.htm">World English Bible</a> They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They turn back—not to the Most High, "" They have been as a deceitful bow, "" Their princes fall by sword, "" From the insolence of their tongue, "" This [is] their derision in the land of Egypt!” <a href="/ylt/hosea/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They turn back -- not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This is their derision in the land of Egypt! <a href="/slt/hosea/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They will turn back not to the Highest: they were as a bow of deceit: their chiefs shall fall by the sword from the wrath of their tongue: this their derision in the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue. This is their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They returned so that they might be without a yoke. They have become like a deceitful bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the madness of their words. This is their derision in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nabre/hosea/7.htm">New American Bible</a> They have again become useless, they have been like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongues; thus they shall be mocked in the land of Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They turn to that which does not profit; they have become like a defective bow; their officials shall fall by the sword because of the rage of their tongue. So much for their babbling in the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They have perverted themselves for nothing; they have become like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the boldness of their tongue; such shall be their entanglement in the land of Egypt. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> They have perverted themselves for nothing and they were like a deceitful bow; their Princes shall fall by the sword by the audacity of their tongue; this is their entanglement of that in the land of Egypt <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They return, but not upwards; They are become 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. <a href="/sep/hosea/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They turned aside to that which is not, they became as a bent bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by reason of the unbridled state of their tongue: this is their setting at nought in the land of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/hosea/7-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1101" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hosea/7.htm">Ephraim's Iniquity</a> …15Although I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me. 16<a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yā·šū·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">They turn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5920.htm" title="5920: ‘āl (N-ms) -- Height. From alah; properly, the top; specifically, the highest; also aloft, to Jehovah.">to the Most High;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they are</a> <a href="/hebrew/7423.htm" title="7423: rə·mî·yāh (N-fs) -- Remissness, treachery. From ramah; remissness, treachery.">like a faulty</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: kə·qe·šeṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">bow.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">Their leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḇa·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/2195.htm" title="2195: miz·za·‘am (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Indignation. From za'am; strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. fury.">for the cursing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·w·nām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">of their tongue;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2097.htm" title="2097: zōw (Pro-fs) -- This. For zeh; this or that.">for this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3933.htm" title="3933: la‘·gām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A mocking, derision. From la'ag; derision, scoffing.">they will be ridiculed</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a> But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation. <a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a> Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. <a href="/jeremiah/7-24.htm">Jeremiah 7:24</a> Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward. <a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">Isaiah 9:13-17</a> But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. / So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. / The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. ... <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Psalm 78:57</a> They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. <a href="/jeremiah/2-19.htm">Jeremiah 2:19</a> Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. <a href="/lamentations/3-42.htm">Lamentations 3:42</a> “We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.” <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a> But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> 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! <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a> 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! <a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a> But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ... <a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a> See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.return.<a href="/hosea/6-4.htm">Hosea 6:4</a> O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.<a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a> For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.<a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a> And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.like.<a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Psalm 78:57</a> But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.the rage.<a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Hosea 7:13</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/12-4.htm">Psalm 12:4</a> Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?<a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Psalm 52:2</a> Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.this.<a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a> They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.<a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3,6</a> They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria… <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Ezekiel 23:32</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/2-16.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/daniel/11-5.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-17.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-4.htm">Derision</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/hosea/7-7.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Faulty</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">High</a> <a href="/daniel/11-18.htm">Insolence</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Insolent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-13.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/daniel/11-44.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-15.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-15.htm">Upwards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Value</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Words</a> <a href="/hosea/7-6.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/13-1.htm">Ba'al</a> <a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/amos/1-15.htm">Captains</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Deceitful</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Derision</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">False.</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Faulty</a> <a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Insolence</a> <a href="/romans/1-30.htm">Insolent</a> <a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/micah/6-12.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-5.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/haggai/2-15.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Upwards</a> <a href="/hosea/8-8.htm">Value</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Words</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 7</div>1. <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">A reproof of manifold sins.</a> 11. <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">God's wrath against them for their hypocrisy.</a> </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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This phrase highlights Israel's superficial repentance. Instead of turning to God, they turn to idols or political alliances. The Hebrew word for "turn" (שׁוּב, shuv) often implies repentance, but here it is insincere. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament, where Israel repeatedly fails to return to God wholeheartedly (<a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/3-10.htm">Jeremiah 3:10</a>). The "Most High" (El Elyon) emphasizes God's supreme authority, which Israel is neglecting.they are like a faulty bow. A faulty bow is unreliable and cannot be trusted to hit its target. This metaphor illustrates Israel's unfaithfulness and inability to fulfill their covenant with God. In ancient warfare, a dependable bow was crucial, and a faulty one could lead to disaster. This imagery is also used in <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Psalm 78:57</a>, where Israel's unfaithfulness is compared to a deceitful bow.Their leaders will fall by the sword This prophecy foretells the downfall of Israel's leaders due to their failure to lead the nation in righteousness. The sword often symbolizes divine judgment (<a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a>). Historically, Israel's leaders frequently faced military defeat due to their disobedience (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>). This serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God.for the cursing of their tongue; The leaders' downfall is attributed to their deceitful and blasphemous speech. The tongue is a powerful instrument, capable of both blessing and cursing (<a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-10</a>). In the context of Hosea, the leaders' words likely involved false promises and alliances, as well as idolatrous practices. This reflects the broader biblical theme of accountability for one's words (<a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>).for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. Egypt, once a place of refuge and power, becomes a symbol of shame and humiliation for Israel. Historically, Israel sought alliances with Egypt, contrary to God's command (<a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a>). Being ridiculed in Egypt signifies a reversal of fortunes and serves as a reminder of Israel's past deliverance from Egyptian bondage. This ridicule underscores the futility of trusting in human alliances over divine protection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a> A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, often referred to as Ephraim in Hosea, which was in a state of spiritual and moral decline. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_most_high.htm">The Most High</a> A title for God, emphasizing His supreme authority and sovereignty. 4. <a href="/topical/l/leaders_of_israel.htm">Leaders of Israel</a> The political and spiritual leaders who were leading the people away from God. 5. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A place of historical bondage for Israel, symbolizing a return to oppression and shame due to their disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/turning_to_god.htm">Turning to God</a> True repentance involves turning to the Most High, not just a superficial change. Evaluate areas in your life where you may be turning away from God. <a href="/topical/r/reliability_in_faith.htm">Reliability in Faith</a> Like a faulty bow, inconsistency in faith can lead to failure. Strive for steadfastness in your walk with God. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_leadership.htm">Consequences of Leadership</a> Leaders bear responsibility for guiding others. Pray for and support leaders who seek God's wisdom and guidance. <a href="/topical/w/words_matter.htm">Words Matter</a> Insolent words can lead to downfall. Be mindful of your speech, ensuring it reflects God's truth and love. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_spiritual_egypt.htm">Avoiding Spiritual Egypt</a> Returning to old patterns of sin is like going back to Egypt. Seek God's strength to break free from past bondage.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 7</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_bioethics.htm">What role did Egyptians play in biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_aaron's_life.htm">What were the key events in Aaron's life?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_spiritual_sacrifices.htm">What are the key events in Jesus' life timeline?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Like a deceitful bow.--Religious observance has the appearance of a bow with the arrow on the string, apparently aimed at some object, but the string being slack, the aim is diverted.The "raving insolence of their tongue" may mean the boasts that were made of the friendship of King Shebaka of Egypt, who made Israel his tool. In the land of Egypt they would thus become objects of derision. (Comp. Isaiah's warning to his countrymen, <a href="/context/isaiah/30-1.htm" title="Woe to the rebellious children, said the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:">Isaiah 30:1-8</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - They return, but not to the Most High. This verse is closely connected in sense with the preceding. Their God-defying attitude, as described in ver. 15, is represented in ver. 16 allegorically as a deceitful bow, which fails to scud the arrow to the mark; also their unsuccess is represented as exposing them to the derision of Egypt; while the princes who spake so exceeding proudly, and who instigated their ungodliness and consequent wretchedness, would be slain with the sword. This is the drift of the whole verse; its details, however, demand more particular consideration. 1. The word עַל is by some identified in meaning with (1) the adjective עֶלְיון, equivalent to "the Most High;" by others (2) it is taken adverbially, and translated "upwards." . . . <a href="/commentaries/hosea/7-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They turn, יָשׁ֣וּבוּ ׀ (yā·šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again but not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to the Most High; עָ֗ל (‘āl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5920.htm">Strong's 5920: </a> The top, the highest, aloft, to Jehovah they are הָיוּ֙ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be like a faulty רְמִיָּ֔ה (rə·mî·yāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7423.htm">Strong's 7423: </a> Remissness, treachery bow. כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת (kə·qe·šeṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> A bow, for, shooting, the iris Their leaders שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם (śā·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince will fall יִפְּל֥וּ (yip·pə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie by the sword בַחֶ֛רֶב (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword for the cursing מִזַּ֣עַם (miz·za·‘am) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2195.htm">Strong's 2195: </a> Froth at the mouth, fury of their tongue; לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם (lə·šō·w·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> The tongue for this ז֥וֹ (zōw) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2097.htm">Strong's 2097: </a> This, that they will be ridiculed לַעְגָּ֖ם (la‘·gām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3933.htm">Strong's 3933: </a> A mocking, derision in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/7-16.htm">Hosea 7:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 7:16 They return but not to the Most (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/7-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 7:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 7:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 8:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 8:1" /></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>