Hosea 7:15

Hosea 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
• New International Version (NIV)I trained them and strengthened their arms, but they plot evil against me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Although I trained and strengthened their arms, yet they devise evil against me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms, Yet they devise evil against Me;

Context of Hosea 7:15

13Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me. Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me. 16They 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.

Hosea 7:15 word by word

וַאֲנִ֣י יִסַּ֔רְתִּי חִזַּ֖קְתִּי זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑ם וְאֵלַ֖י יְחַשְּׁבוּ־רָֽע׃Read the interlinear

• strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• armsזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220

Cross-references for Hosea 7:15

• 2 Kings 13:5(And Jehovah gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as beforetime.
• 2 Kings 14:25He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath unto the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Jehovah, the God of Israel, which he spake by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.
• Psalms 106:43Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.
• Job 5:17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
• Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jehovah, And teachest out of thy law;
• Proverbs 3:11My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
• Hebrews 12:5and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
• Psalms 62:3How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
• Nahum 1:9What do ye devise against Jehovah? he will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.
• Acts 4:25who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things?
• Romans 1:21because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
• 2 Corinthians 10:5casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

Commentaries on Hosea 7:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms - Whether I dealt with them in judgment or mercy, it was all one; in all circumstances they rebelled against me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Though I have bound - Rather, (as in the E. M) “And I have chastened, I have strenghened their arms, and they imagine mischief against Me.” God had tried all ways with them, but it was all one. He chastened them in love, and in love He strengthened them; He brought the enemy upon them, (as aforetime in the days of the Judges,) and He gave them strength to repel the enemy; as He raised up judges of old, and lately had fulfilled His promise which He had…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. I ... bound--when I saw their arms as it were relaxed with various disasters, I bound them so as to strengthen their sinews; image from surgery [Calvin]. Maurer translates, "I instructed them" to war (Psa 18:34; 144:1), namely, under Jeroboam II (2Ki 14:25). Grotius explains, "Whether I chastised them (Margin) or strengthened their arms, they imagined mischief against Me." English Version is best.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 7:15

• Confidence
• Impenitence
• Infidelity
• Ingratitude

In the dictionaries

• Troop
• Hosea
• Imagine
• Zechariah, Book of

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