Hosea 5:7

Hosea 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
• New International Version (NIV)They are unfaithful to the Lord; they give birth to illegitimate children. When they celebrate their New Moon feasts, he will devour their fields.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord; for they have borne alien children. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.

Context of Hosea 5:7

5Israel’s arrogance testifies against them. Both Israel and Ephraim stumble because of their iniquity; even Judah will stumble with them. 6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the Lord but do not find him; he has withdrawn from them. They betrayed the Lord; indeed, they gave birth to illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their fields. 8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the war cry in Beth-aven: Look behind you, Benjamin! 9Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment; I announce what is certain among the tribes of Israel.

Hosea 5:7 word by word

בַּיהוָ֣ה בָּגָ֔דוּ כִּֽי־בָנִ֥ים זָרִ֖ים יָלָ֑דוּ עַתָּ֛ה יֹאכְלֵ֥ם חֹ֖דֶשׁ אֶת־חֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have dealt treacherouslyבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
• against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for they have begottenיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• strangeזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• now shall a monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• them with their portionsחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506

Cross-references for Hosea 5:7

• Hosea 6:7But they, like Adam, have violated the covenant; there they have betrayed me.
• Isaiah 48:8You have never heard; you have never known; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew that you were very treacherous, and were known as a rebel from birth.
• Isaiah 59:13transgression and deception against the Lord, turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lying words from the heart.
• Jeremiah 3:20However, as a woman may betray her lover, so you have betrayed me, house of Israel. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Jeremiah 5:11They, the house of Israel and the house of Judah, have dealt very treacherously with me. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Nehemiah 13:23In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
• Psalms 144:7Reach down from on high; rescue me from deep water, and set me free from the grasp of foreigners
• Malachi 2:11Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
• Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: None of my words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’”
• Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

Commentaries on Hosea 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Now shall a month devour them - In a month's time the king of Assyria shall be upon them, and oblige them to purchase their lives and liberties by a grievous tax of fifty shekels per head. This Menahem, king of Israel, gave to Pul, king of Assyria, 2 Kings 15:16-20. Instead of month, some translate the original locust. "The locusts shall devour them."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They have dealt treacherously - Literally, “have cloaked,” and so, acted deceitfully. The word is used of treachery of friend toward his friend, of the husband to his wife, or the wife husband. “Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord” Jeremiah 3:20. God, even in His upbraiding, speaks very tenderly to them, as having been in the closest, dearest relation to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7People might believe they can earn God's favor with sacrifices. However, Hosea warned them that they would not find him. God had left them to face the consequences of their sins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. treacherously--as to the marriage covenant (Jr 3:20). strange children--alluding to "children of whoredoms" (Ho 1:2; 2:4). "Strange" or foreign implies that their idolatry was imported from abroad [Henderson]. Or rather, "regarded by God as strangers, not His," as being reared in idolatry. The case is desperate, when not only the existing, but also the rising, generation is reared in apostasy. a month--a very brief space of time shall elapse, and then…Read the comment

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• faithful, faithfulness, trustworthy

Commentaries on Hosea 5

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings