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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/hosea/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hosea/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />With their wickedness they make the king happy, And the officials with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />With their evil they make the king glad, And the princes with their deceptions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, And the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The king and his officials take great pleasure in their sin and deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"They make kings happy with the wicked things they do. They make officials happy with the lies they tell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "People deceive the king and his officers by their evil plots. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They please the king with their evil, and the princes with their dishonesty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />With their wickedness they make a king glad, "" And with their lies—princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies -- princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By their evil they will gladden the king, and the chiefs by their falsehoods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have made the king glad with their wickedness: and the princes with their lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The king has rejoiced at their wickedness, and the leaders have rejoiced in their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />With their wickedness they make the king rejoice, the princes too, with their treacherous deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By their wickedness they make the king glad, and the officials by their treachery.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have made the kings glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They gave joy to Kings and in their evil and in their unfaithfulness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They make the king glad with their wickedness, And the princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They gladdened kings with their wickedness, and princes with their lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/7-3.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=977" 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">2</span>But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: yə·śam·mə·ḥū- (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">They delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: bə·rā·‘ā·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">with their evil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rîm (N-mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">and the princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3585.htm" title="3585: ū·ḇə·ḵa·ḥă·šê·hem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Lying, leanness. From kachash; literally, a failure of flesh, i.e. Emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy.">with their lies.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.…<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="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2-6</a></span><br />If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. / “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3</a></span><br />Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a></span><br />For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-3.htm">Psalm 52:3</a></span><br />You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-12.htm">Proverbs 29:12</a></span><br />If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Ezekiel 22:6-12</a></span><br />See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. / Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed. / You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-26.htm">1 Kings 15:26</a></span><br />And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">2 Kings 21:9</a></span><br />But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-32.htm">Romans 1:32</a></span><br />Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-13.htm">2 Timothy 3:13</a></span><br />while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a></span><br />In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Hosea 5:11</a></b></br> Ephraim <i>is</i> oppressed <i>and</i> broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">1 Kings 22:6,13</a></b></br> Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver <i>it</i> into the hand of the king… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></b></br> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love <i>to have it</i> so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/daniel/6-23.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/daniel/11-27.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/hosea/5-10.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/hosea/4-18.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Treachery</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/hosea/8-8.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Treachery</a> <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Wickedness</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They delight the king with their evil</b><br>In the context of Hosea, the northern kingdom of Israel is depicted as being in a state of moral and spiritual decay. The "king" here likely refers to one of the monarchs of Israel during Hosea's ministry, possibly Jeroboam II or one of his successors. The phrase suggests that the king finds pleasure or satisfaction in the wickedness of his people, indicating a corrupt leadership that encourages or at least tolerates evil practices. This reflects a broader theme in Hosea where leaders are held accountable for leading the people astray (<a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Hosea 4:9</a>). The delight in evil can be seen as a reversal of the king's role, which should be to uphold justice and righteousness (<a href="/proverbs/16-12.htm">Proverbs 16:12</a>).<p><b>and the princes with their lies</b><br>The "princes" refer to the ruling officials or nobles who assist the king in governance. Their delight in lies suggests a culture of deceit and manipulation within the leadership. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where falsehood and deception are condemned (<a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>). The lies could involve false prophecies, misleading policies, or betrayal of covenants, which were common issues in Israel's history (<a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a>). The acceptance and propagation of lies by the leaders contribute to the nation's downfall, as truth and integrity are foundational to a just society. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment that God will bring upon Israel for their unfaithfulness and corruption (<a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Hosea 7:13</a>).<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 during the 8th century BC, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king.htm">The King</a></b><br>Likely referring to the reigning monarch of Israel at the time, who is being misled and pleased by the people's sinful actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_princes.htm">The Princes</a></b><br>The ruling officials or leaders in Israel who are complicit in the nation's corruption and deceit.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which is the primary audience of Hosea's prophecies, characterized by idolatry and moral decay.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evil_and_lies.htm">Evil and Lies</a></b><br>The sinful behaviors and deceitful practices that have become prevalent in Israel, leading to the delight of the king and princes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_corrupt_leadership.htm">The Danger of Corrupt Leadership</a></b><br>When leaders delight in evil and lies, it sets a precedent for the entire nation, leading to moral and spiritual decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_truth_in_governance.htm">The Role of Truth in Governance</a></b><br>Truth should be the foundation of leadership. When truth is compromised, justice and righteousness are undermined.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_integrity_matters.htm">Personal Integrity Matters</a></b><br>As individuals, we must strive for integrity and truthfulness in our own lives, resisting the temptation to delight in or propagate deceit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sinful behavior, especially when endorsed by leaders, has far-reaching consequences that affect the entire community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the grim picture, Hosea's message ultimately points to the possibility of repentance and God's willingness to restore those who turn back to Him.<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/why_did_god_say_zedekiah_won't_die_by_sword.htm">Jeremiah 34:3 - How could God promise Zedekiah would not die by the sword if 2 Kings 25:7 says Nebuchadnezzar blinded him and took him captive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_bronze_sea's_capacity_differ.htm">How do we reconcile the apparent capacity discrepancy of the bronze sea between 1 Kings 7:26 (2,000 baths) and 2 Chronicles 4:5 (3,000 baths)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'adam'_in_hosea_6_7_an_anachronism.htm">In Hosea 6:7, is the reference to 'Adam' a historical anachronism, and can it be confirmed or disproven archeologically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_hosea_4_1-3's_land_effects.htm">Hosea 4:1-3: Is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting the catastrophic effects on the land described here?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Glad.--</span>The evil awakens no alarm, but rather sympathy and gladness, in the breasts of their kings and rulers, who are ready to follow suit in all deeds of violence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.</span> The moral corruption and depravity of Israel were extreme and universal. They reached from the rabble to royalty, from the common people to the princes of the court. The king and princes were in full accord with fellows of the basest sort, taking pleasure in their wickedness trod applauding their lies. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> Rosenmüller quotes the explanation of Abarbanel to the following purport: "He (the prophet) means to say that the violent men of that ago were accustomed to narrate their atrocities to their kings, that the latter might thence derive entertainment." It is much the same whether the king and princes of that time took pleasure in the villanies which were perpetrated, or in the narratives of those villanies to which they listened, <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> A somewhat different rendering, and consequently different exposition, have much to recommend them: "In their wickedness they make the king merry, and in their feigning the princes;" their wickedness was their diabolical design to assassinate king and princes; with this object in view they make the king merry with wine so that he might fall an easy and unsuspecting victim; their feigning was their fell purpose of assassination under the profession of friendship. Such was the desperate treachery of those miscreant conspirators. This view tallies well with the context. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/7-3.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">They delight</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׂמְּחוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·śam·mə·ḥū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<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">with their evil,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָעָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·‘ā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the princes</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with their lies.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵa·ḥă·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3585.htm">Strong's 3585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of flesh, emaciation, hypocrisy</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/7-3.htm">Hosea 7:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/7-3.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 7:3 They make the king glad with their (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/7-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 7:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 7:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/7-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 7:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 7:4" /></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>