Hosea 7:2

Hosea 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
• New International Version (NIV)but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they do not consider that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness; Now their own deeds have surrounded them; They are before My face.

Context of Hosea 7:2

1‘Yes, I want to make the people of Israel healthy again, but I see how great their sins are. Samaria's people do many evil things. They deceive one another, they take things from other people's homes, and they attack people in the streets to rob them. They do not understand that I remember all their sins. The wicked things that they do are everywhere. Wherever they go, I see their sins very clearly. 3The king is happy to see the evil things that his people do. The leaders are also happy when the people cheat and tell lies. 4None of them serves me faithfully. They are always ready to do bad things, like an oven that has a hot fire inside it. When the baker is ready to bake his bread, he makes the fire even hotter.

Hosea 7:2 word by word

וּבַל־יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ לִלְבָבָ֔ם כָּל־רָעָתָ֖ם זָכָ֑רְתִּי עַתָּה֙ סְבָב֣וּם מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם נֶ֥גֶד פָּנַ֖י הָיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they considerאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• not in their heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• I rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• all their wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• now their own doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• have beset them aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• they are before my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Hosea 7:2

• Deuteronomy 32:29If they were wise, they would understand. They would know what would happen to them in the end.
• Psalms 50:22So think carefully about this, all you people who have turned away from me. If not, I will tear you into pieces, and nobody will be able to save you.
• Isaiah 1:3An ox knows its master. A donkey knows the place where its master feeds it. But Israel's people do not know me. My people do not understand me.’
• Isaiah 5:12You have wild parties with plenty of music and wine. You make music with your lyres, harps, tambourines and flutes. But you do not understand the things that the Lord is doing. You do not see the things that he has made.
• Isaiah 44:19None of them think carefully about what they are doing. They do not say to themselves, ‘I burned half of the wood in the fire. I even baked bread and I cooked meat on it. It gave me food to eat. Then I used the rest of the wood to make a useless idol! I took a piece of wood and I worshipped it! Why did I do that?’
• Hosea 9:9The Israelites do very wicked things, like the terrible sins that they did at Gibeah. God will not forget the wicked things that they have done. He will surely punish them for their sins.
• Psalms 25:7Do not punish me for the sins that I did long ago. When I was young, I turned against you. Please be kind to me, because of your faithful love!
• Jeremiah 14:10The Lord says this about his people: ‘These people love to go wherever they want. They do not try to stay near to me. So they do not please me. Now I will remember the wrong things that they have done. I will punish them for their sins.’
• Amos 8:7The Lord has promised this: ‘You proud descendants of Jacob, I will never forget the wrong things that you have done.
• Luke 12:2Some people hide the things that they do. But there will be a time when other people will see those things clearly. Everyone will know all their secrets.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
• Numbers 32:23But if you do not do what you have promised, that will be a sin against the Lord. And be sure that God will punish you for your sin.
• Job 20:11He still had the strength of a young man. But his strength will die with him when he lies in his grave.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has shown us who he is. We know that he brings justice. Wicked people will catch themselves in their own traps. Higgaion. Selah.
• Proverbs 5:22The sins of a wicked person will be the trap that catches him. They will hold him like strong ropes.
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, when your people had trouble, they came to you for help. When you punished them, they turned to you and they prayed.

Commentaries on Hosea 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2They consider not in their hearts - They do not consider that my eye is upon all their ways; they do not think that I record all their wickedness; and they know not their own evil doings are as a host of enemies encompassing them about.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And they consider not in their hearts - Literally, (as in the E. M) “they say not to their hearts.” The conscience is God‘s voice to the heart from within; man‘s knowledge of the law of God, and his memory of it, is man‘s voice, reminding his heart and rebellious affections to abide in their obedience to God. God speaks through the heart, when by His secret inspirations he recalls it to its duty. Man speaks to his own heart, when he checks its sinful or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2When I heal Israel: God deeply desired to heal Israel's unfaithfulness (see Hosea 14:4) and restore her relationship with him. However, Israel was full of liars, thieves, and bandits. The Israelites might have believed that the Lord was unaware of their sins, but he was watching them and saw everything they did.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. consider not in their hearts--literally, "say not to," &c. (Psa 14:1). that I remember--and will punish. their own doings have beset them about--as so many witnesses against them (Psa 9:16; Pr 5:22). before my face--(Psa 90:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 7:2

• Godlessness
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Troop
• Beset
• Hosea
• Wickedness
• 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