Hosea 11:7

Hosea 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
• New International Version (NIV)My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High, I will by no means exalt them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My people are bent on turning away from me, and though they call out to the Most High, he shall not raise them up at all.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him.

Context of Hosea 11:7

5Israel will not return to the land of Egypt and Assyria will be his king, because they refused to repent. 6A sword will whirl through his cities; it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates, because of their schemes. My people are bent on turning from me. Though they call to him on high, he will not exalt them at all. 8How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart; my compassion is stirred! 9I will not vent the full fury of my anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man, the Holy One among you; I will not come in rage.

Hosea 11:7 word by word

וְעַמִּ֥י תְלוּאִ֖ים לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י וְאֶל־עַל֙ יִקְרָאֻ֔הוּ יַ֖חַד לֹ֥א יְרוֹמֵם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• are bentתָּלָאtâlâ' · to hangH8511
• to backslidingמְשׁוּבָהmeshûbâh meshûbâh · faithlessnessH4878
• from me: though they calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• them to the most Highעַל‛al · heightH5920
• none at allיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• would exaltרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311

Cross-references for Hosea 11:7

• Hosea 4:16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Can the Lord now shepherd them like a lamb in an open meadow?
• Hosea 14:4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for my anger will have turned from him.
• Psalms 78:57They treacherously turned away like their ancestors; they became warped like a faulty bow.
• Proverbs 14:14The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves, and a good one, what his deeds deserve.
• Jeremiah 3:6In the days of King Josiah the Lord asked me, “Have you seen what unfaithful Israel has done? She has ascended every high hill and gone under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
• Jeremiah 8:5Why have these people turned away? Why is Jerusalem always turning away? They take hold of deceit; they refuse to return.
• Jeremiah 14:7Though our iniquities testify against us, Lord, act for your name’s sake. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.
• Hosea 11:2Israel called to the Egyptians even as Israel was leaving them. They kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols.
• Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to what is above; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent tongue. They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.
• 2 Chronicles 30:1Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem to observe the Passover of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 81:11“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel did not obey me.
• Amos 5:4For the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live!

Commentaries on Hosea 11:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Though they called them to the Most High - Newcome is better: "And though they call on him together because of the yoke, he will not raise it. He shall receive no refreshment." See the metaphor, Hosea 11:4; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And My people are bent to backsliding from Me - Literally, “are hung to it!” as we say, “a man‘s whole being “hangs” on a thing.” A thing “hung to” or “on” another, sways to and fro within certain limits, but its relation to that on which it is hung, remains immovable. Its power of motion is restrained within those limits. So Israel, so the sinner, however he veer to and fro in the details and circumstances of his sin, is fixed and immovable in his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Since the Israelites refused to return to the Lord, they would go back to Egypt and serve Assyria. Their past slavery in Egypt symbolized their future exile in Assyria.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. bent to backsliding--Not only do they backslide, and that too from Me, their "chief good," but they are bent upon it. Though they (the prophets) called them (the Israelites) to the Most High (from their idols), "none would exalt (that is, extol or honor) Him." To exalt God, they must cease to be "bent on backsliding," and must lift themselves upwards.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 11:7

• Backsliders
• Impenitence

In the dictionaries

• Most High
• Cord
• Repenting
• Backslide
• Hanging
• Hosea
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Hosea 11

• 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