Hosea 7:10
in Hosea 7Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.
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ASV
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Hosea 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verse"And the pride of Israel shall be humbled before his face: and they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all these." LXX: "And the pride of Israel shall be humbled before his face: and they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all these."
This site's exposition
a cake not turned
on Hosea 7:8-10
Ephraim mixed himself among the peoples, court and cult both looking outward for security, and the prophet's image for the result is a cake not turned, burned on one side and raw dough on the other, fit for nothing. Strangers devour his strength while gray hairs mark him as an old man who does not know it, a nation aging into weakness without noticing its own decline. Israel's pride testifies to his face, yet for all of it they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him, the chapter's recurring diagnosis that the coming judgment answers a settled refusal rather than mere ignorance.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face,.... See Gill on Hos 5:5; notwithstanding their weak and declining state, they were proud and haughty; entertained a high conceit of themselves, and of their good and safe condition; and behaved insolently towards God, and were not humbled before him for their sins.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face - His pride convicted him. All the afflictions of God humbled him not; yea, they but brought out his pride, which “kept him from acknowledging and repenting of the sins which had brought those evils upon him, and from “turning to God and seeking to Him” for remedy” .
The pride of Israel - The same words as at Hos 5:6 (note), where see the note.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
without a heart to discern between what was good for them and what was bad for them.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָנָ֥ה | veanah | and it testifies | H6030 → | 331 times |
| גְאֽוֹן־ | geon- | [the] pride of | H1347 → | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּפָנָ֑יו | befanav | in face its | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| שָׁ֙בוּ֙ | shavu | they have returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם | ʾeloheihem | God their | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בִקְשֻׁ֖הוּ | vikshuhu | they have sought him | H1245 → | 225 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | for all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| זֹֽאת׃ | zot | this | H2063 → |
וְעָנָ֥הand it testifies
veanahH6030 →331 times
גְאֽוֹן־[the] pride of
geon-H1347 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּפָנָ֑יוin face its
befanavH6440 →2123 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
שָׁ֙בוּ֙they have returned
shavuH7725 →1056 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔םGod their
ʾeloheihemH430 →2601 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
בִקְשֻׁ֖הוּthey have sought him
vikshuhuH1245 →225 times
בְּכָל־for all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
זֹֽאת׃this
zotH2063 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
it leads to
- Isaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him,…
- Jeremiah 16:17
For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
- Psalms 27:8
My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
- Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 55:6
Through
Isaiah 9:13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 5:3
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…
- Isaiah 31:1
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…
- Jeremiah 5:3
Through
Hosea 5:5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
it leads to
- Luke 19:22
His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did…
- Luke 19:22
About Hosea
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Hosea 7:8-10; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).