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

5The arrogance of Israel testifies against it; Israel and Ephraim will be overthrown because of their iniquity. Even Judah will be brought down with them. 6Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the Lord, They will not find him – he has withdrawn himself from them! They have committed treason against the Lord, because they bore illegitimate children. Soon the new moon festival will devour them and their fields. 8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah! Sound the trumpet in Ramah! Sound the alarm in Beth Aven! Tremble in fear, O Benjamin! 9Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment! What I am declaring to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place!

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 6:7At Adam they broke the covenant; Oh how they were unfaithful to me!
• Isaiah 48:8You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. For I know that you are very deceitful; you were labeled a rebel from birth.
• Isaiah 59:13We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.
• Jeremiah 3:20But, you have been unfaithful to me, nation of Israel, like an unfaithful wife who has left her husband,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 5:11For the nations of Israel and Judah have been very unfaithful to me,” says the Lord.
• Nehemiah 13:23Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
• Psalms 144:7Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,
• Malachi 2:11Judah has become disloyal, and unspeakable sins have been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy things that the Lord loves and has turned to a foreign god!
• Ezekiel 12:28Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer! The word I speak will come to pass, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
• Zechariah 11:8Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.

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