Hosea 7:16 BSB — MannaFest

Hosea 7:16

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Hosea 7:14-16 (420)

"They turned back, so as to be without a yoke: they became as a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by the rage of their tongue: this their derision in the land of Egypt." LXX: "they were turned into nothing, they became like a tense bow, their rulers shall fall by the sword because of their lack of understanding; this is their derision in the land of Egypt."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Such were their essays towards repentance and reformation. (2.) The sin of the princes of Israel. That which is charged upon them is the rage of their tongue, quarrelling with God and his providence and with all about them when they are crossed.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They return, but not to the Most High - They go to their idols. They are like a deceitful bow - Which, when it is reflexed, in order to be strung, suddenly springs back into its quiescent curve; for the eastern bows stand in their quiescent state in a curve; and in order to be strung must be beaded back in the opposite direction.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀	ya.Shu.vu	they turn	H7725 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
עָ֗ל	'Al	height	H5920 →
הָיוּ֙	ha.Yu	they have become	H1961 →
כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת	ke.Ke.shet	like a bow of	H7198 →
רְמִיָּ֔ה	re.mi.Yah	slackness	H7423 →
יִפְּל֥וּ	yi.pe.Lu	they will fall	H5307 →
בַחֶ֛רֶב	va.Che.rev	by the sword	H2719 →
שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם	sa.rei.Hem	leaders their	H8269 →
מִזַּ֣עַם	mi.Za.'am	from [the] indignation of	H2195 →
לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם	le.sho.Nam	tongue their	H3956 →
ז֥וֹ	zo	this	H2097 →
לַעְגָּ֖ם	la'.Gam	[will be] mockery their	H3933 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
מִצְרָֽיִם׃	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H7198kekeshetlike a bow of76×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 12:4
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
leads to
- Exodus 5:2
  But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- James 3:5–6
  In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
Through
Hosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
leads to
- Ezekiel 4:13
  Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”
- Hosea 8:13
  Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to…
- Leviticus 25:23
  The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.
- Jeremiah 2:7
  I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty, but you came and defiled My land, and made My inheritance detestable.
Through
Psalms 73:9
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
leads to
- Revelation 13:6
  And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

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04Related verses

06About Hosea

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Hosea