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of Ephraim<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.1.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> and the crimes of Samaria<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.1.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">will be exposed.</p><p class="poem">For they practice fraud;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.1.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a></p><p class="poem">a thief breaks in;</p><p class="poem">a raiding party pillages outside.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.1.5"><span class="xrfAlphabet">e</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.2" /> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But they never consider that I remember all their evil.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">Now their actions are all around them;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">they are right in front of my face.</p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">Israel’s Corruption</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>They please the king with their evil,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">the princes with their lies.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.3.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>All of them commit adultery;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">they are like an oven heated by a baker</p><p class="poem">who stops stirring the fire</p><p class="poem">from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>On the day of our king,</p><p class="poem">the princes are sick with the heat of wine<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> —</p><p class="poem">there is a conspiracy with traitors.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Hosea.7.5.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For they — their hearts like an oven —</p><p class="poem">draw him into their oven.</p><p class="poem">Their anger smolders all night;</p><p class="poem">in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>All of them are as hot as an oven,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and they consume their rulers.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.7.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">All their kings fall;</p><p class="poem">not one of them calls on me.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Hosea.7.7.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Ephraim has allowed himself to get mixed up with the nations.</p><p class="poem">Ephraim is unturned bread baked on a griddle.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Foreigners consume his strength,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">but he does not notice.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.9.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">Even his hair is streaked with gray,</p><p class="poem">but he does not notice.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Israel’s arrogance testifies against them,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Hosea.7.10.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">yet they do not return to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> their God,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.10.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and for all this, they do not seek him.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">they call to Egypt,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.11.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> and they go to Assyria.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.11.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>As they are going, I will spread my net over them;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">I will bring them down like birds of the sky.</p><p class="poem">I will discipline them in accordance</p><p class="poem">with the news that reaches<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Hosea.7.12.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> their assembly.</p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s Second Lament</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Woe to them,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> for they fled from me;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.13.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">destruction to them, for they rebelled against me!</p><p class="poem">Though I want to redeem them,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.13.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">they speak lies against me.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They do not cry to me from their hearts;</p><p class="poem">rather, they wail on their beds.</p><p class="poem">They slash themselves<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Hosea.7.14.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> for grain and new wine;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.14.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">they turn away from me.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I trained and strengthened their arms,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">but they plot evil against me.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.15.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Hosea.7.16" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>They turn, but not to what is above;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Hosea.7.16.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem">they are like a faulty bow.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.16.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">Their leaders will fall by the sword</p><p class="poem">because of their insolent tongue.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.16.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Hosea.7.16.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Hosea.7" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Hosea.7.5.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.5">7:5</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">wine — he stretches out his hand to scorners</span> ; Hb obscure</aside><aside id="fn.Hosea.7.7.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.3">7:3-7</a></span> These vv. may refer to a king’s assassination; Hb obscure.</aside><aside id="fn.Hosea.7.10.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.10">7:10</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">against his face</span></aside><aside id="fn.Hosea.7.12.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.12">7:12</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">news to</span></aside><aside id="fn.Hosea.7.14.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.14">7:14</a></span> Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read <span class="italic">They stay</span></aside><aside id="fn.Hosea.7.16.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.16">7:16</a></span> Some emend to <span class="italic">turn to what is useless</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Hosea.7" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.1">7:1</a></span> Ezk 24:13; Hs 6:4; 7:13; 11:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.1.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.1">7:1</a></span> Hs 5:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.1.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.1">7:1</a></span> Hs 8:5–6; 10:5,7; 13:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.1.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.1">7:1</a></span> Hs 4:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.1.5"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.1">7:1</a></span> Hs 6:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.2">7:2</a></span> Ps 25:7; Jr 14:10; 17:1; Am 8:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.2">7:2</a></span> Jr 2:19; 4:18; Hs 4:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.3">7:3</a></span> Jr 28:1–4; Mc 7:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.3.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.3">7:3</a></span> Hs 4:2; 11:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.4">7:4</a></span> Jr 9:2; 23:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.5">7:5</a></span> Is 28:1,7–8</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.7">7:7</a></span> Ps 21:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.7.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.7">7:7</a></span> Hs 13:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.9">7:9</a></span> Is 1:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.9.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.9">7:9</a></span> Hs 4:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.10">7:10</a></span> Hs 5:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.10.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.10">7:10</a></span> Hs 5:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.11">7:11</a></span> Hs 4:6,11,14; 5:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.11.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.11">7:11</a></span> Hs 8:13; 9:3,6</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.11.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.11">7:11</a></span> Hs 5:13; 8:9; 12:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.12">7:12</a></span> Ezk 12:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.13">7:13</a></span> Hs 9:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.13.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.13">7:13</a></span> Jr 14:10; Hs 9:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.13.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.13">7:13</a></span> Jr 51:9; Hs 7:1; Mt 23:37</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.14">7:14</a></span> 1Kg 18:28</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.14.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.14">7:14</a></span> Am 2:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.15">7:15</a></span> Hs 11:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.15.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.15">7:15</a></span> Nah 1:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.16.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.16">7:16</a></span> Ps 78:57</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.16.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.16">7:16</a></span> Ps 12:3–4; 17:10; Dn 7:25; Mal 3:13–14</aside><aside id="xrf.Hosea.7.16.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Hosea.7.16">7:16</a></span> Ezk 23:32</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Hosea.7" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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