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Hosea 7:10
10Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they do not return [in repentance] to the Lord their God, Nor seek nor search for nor desire Him [as essential] in spite of all this.
Hosea 7:10 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Israel’s arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the Lord his God or search for him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him, for all this.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But they do not return to the Lord their God, Nor seek Him for all this.
Context of Hosea 7:10
8Ephraim mixes himself with the [Gentile] nations [seeking favor with one country, then another]; Ephraim is a cake not turned [worthless; ready to be thrown away]. 9Strangers have devoured his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know. Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they do not return [in repentance] to the Lord their God, Nor seek nor search for nor desire Him [as essential] in spite of all this. 11Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without heart or good sense; They call to Egypt [for help], they go to Assyria. 12When they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens [into Assyrian captivity]. I will chastise them in accordance with the proclamation (prophecy) to their congregation.
Read all of Hosea 7Hosea 7:10 word by word
וְעָנָ֥ה גְאֽוֹן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּפָנָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־שָׁ֙בוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א בִקְשֻׁ֖הוּ בְּכָל־זֹֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- testifiethעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
- to his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- and they do not returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- their Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- nor seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
Cross-references for Hosea 7:10
- Hosea 5:5But the pride and self-reliance of Israel testifies against him. Therefore Israel, and [especially] Ephraim, stumble and fall in their wickedness and guilt; Judah also has stumbled with them.
- Jeremiah 3:3Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you have the forehead (appearance) of a prostitute; You refuse to be ashamed.
- Hosea 7:7They are all hot like an oven And they consume their judges (rulers); All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to Me.
- Hosea 6:1“Come and let us return [in repentance] to the Lord, For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
- Proverbs 27:22Even though you pound a [hardened, arrogant] fool [who rejects wisdom] in a mortar with a pestle like grain, Yet his foolishness will not leave him.
- Isaiah 9:13Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts [as their most essential need].
- Jeremiah 8:5Why then has this people of Jerusalem Turned away with a perpetual turning away [from Me]? They hold tightly to deceit (idolatry); They refuse to repent and return [to God].
- Jeremiah 25:5saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way and the evil of your actions [that you may not forfeit the right to] live in the land that the Lord has given to you and your forefathers forever and ever;
- Jeremiah 35:15I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them repeatedly, saying, ‘Let every one of you turn now from his evil way and alter your behavior, and do not follow other gods to worship and serve them; and then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers. But you have not submitted or listened to Me.
- Amos 4:6“I also gave you cleanness of teeth [because of the famine] in all your cities And lack of bread in all your places, Yet you have not returned to Me [in repentance],” says the Lord.
- Zechariah 1:4Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Repent [that is, change your way of thinking] and return now from your evil way [of life] and from your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord.
- Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him; All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”
- Psalms 14:2The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there are any who understand (act wisely), Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].
- Psalms 53:2God has looked down from heaven upon the children of men To see if there is anyone who understands, Who seeks after God [who requires Him, who longs for Him as essential to life].
- Romans 3:11There is none who understands, There is none who seeks for God.
Commentaries on Hosea 7:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The pride of Israel - The same words as at Hosea 5:6; (note), where see the note.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And 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”. People complain of their “fortune” or “fate” or “stars,” and go on the more obstinately, to build up what God destroys, to prop up by human means…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were tokens of approaching ruin, as grey hairs are of old age, but they noticed them not. The pride which leads to break the law of God leads to self-flattery. The mercy and grace of God are the only refuge to which obstinate sinners never think of fleeing. Though they may howl forth their terrors in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12Israel ignored the Lord in both their international and domestic decisions. Like confused and helpless doves, they moved back and forth between Assyria and Egypt, trying in vain to make treaties that would save their land. Assyria and Egypt were the major powers of their time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Repetition of Ho 5:5. not return to ... Lord ... for all this--notwithstanding all their calamities (Is 9:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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