English Standard Version
Hosea 7:10
10The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him, for 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Their arrogance testifies against them, yet they don’t return to the Lord their God or even try to find him.
Context of Hosea 7:10
8Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 9Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not. The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him, for all this. 11Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense, calling to Egypt, going to Assyria. 12As they go, I will spread over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to the report made 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 5:5The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in his guilt; Judah also shall stumble with them.
- Jeremiah 3:3Therefore the showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come; yet you have the forehead of a whore; you refuse to be ashamed.
- Hosea 7:7All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen, and none of them calls upon me.
- Hosea 6:1"Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
- Proverbs 27:22Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
- Isaiah 9:13The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.
- Jeremiah 8:5Why then has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.
- Jeremiah 25:5saying, 'Turn now, every one of you, from his evil way and evil deeds, and dwell upon the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers from of old and forever.
- Jeremiah 35:15I have sent to you all my servants the prophets, sending them persistently, saying, 'Turn now every one of you from his evil way, and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to you and your fathers.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to me.
- Amos 4:6"I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me," declares the Lord.
- Zechariah 1:4Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.' But they did not hear or pay attention to me, declares the Lord.
- Psalms 10:4In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
- Psalms 14:2The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
- Psalms 53:2God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
- Romans 3:11no one understands; no one 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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