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

1When I would heal Israel, The wrongdoing of Ephraim is uncovered, And the evil deeds of Samaria, For they practice deception; The thief enters, A band of robbers attack outside, And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; They are before My face. 3With their wickedness they make the king happy, And the officials with their lies. 4They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker, Who stops stoking the fire From the time the dough is kneaded until it is leavened.

Hosea 7:2 word by word

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

• considerאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in their heartsלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• deedsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• surroundסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• They are beforeנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• My faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Hosea 7:2

• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and they understood this; If only they would discern their future!
• Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to save you.
• Isaiah 1:3An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master’s manger, But Israel does not know, My people do not understand.”
• Isaiah 5:12Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
• Isaiah 44:19No one remembers, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals. I roast meat and eat it. Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I bow down before a block of wood!”
• Hosea 9:9They are deeply depraved As in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt, He will punish their sins.
• Psalms 25:7Do not remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoings; Remember me according to Your faithfulness, For Your goodness’ sake, Lord.
• Jeremiah 14:10This is what the Lord says to this people: “So much they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; now He will remember their wrongdoing and call their sins to account.”
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Indeed, I will never forget any of their deeds.
• Luke 12:2But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of human hearts; and then praise will come to each person from God.
• Numbers 32:23But if you do not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure that your sin will find you out.
• Job 20:11His bones are full of his youthful strength, But it lies down with him in the dust.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
• Proverbs 5:22His own wrongdoings will trap the wicked, And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, they sought You in distress; They could only whisper a prayer, Your discipline was upon them.

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