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Hosea 7:1
1whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets;
Hosea 7:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
- English Standard Version (ESV)when I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed, and the evil deeds of Samaria, for they deal falsely; the thief breaks in, and the bandits raid outside.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band of robbers takes spoil outside.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great. Samaria is filled with liars. Thieves are on the inside and bandits on the outside!
Context of Hosea 7:1
whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; 2but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me. 3“They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.
Read all of Hosea 7Hosea 7:1 word by word
כְּרָפְאִ֣י לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְנִגְלָ֞ה עֲוֹ֤ן אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וְרָע֣וֹת שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן כִּ֥י פָעֲל֖וּ שָׁ֑קֶר וְגַנָּ֣ב יָב֔וֹא פָּשַׁ֥ט גְּד֖וּד בַּחֽוּץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When I would have healedרָפָאrâphâ' râphâh · to healH7495
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- then the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- was discoveredגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
- and the wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
- of Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
- for they commitפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
- falsehoodשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
- and the thiefגַּנָּבgannâb · thiefH1590
- cometh inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- the troopגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
- of robbers spoilethפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
- withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
Cross-references for Hosea 7:1
- Jeremiah 51:9“ ‘We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; let us leave her and each go to our own land, for her judgment reaches to the skies, it rises as high as the heavens.’
- Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
- Luke 13:34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
- Luke 19:42and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Hosea 4:17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
- Hosea 6:8Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood.
- Hosea 8:9For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.
- Isaiah 28:1Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower, his glorious beauty, set on the head of a fertile valley— to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
- Micah 6:16You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
- Hosea 8:5Samaria, throw out your calf-idol! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?
- Hosea 10:5The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.
- Ezekiel 16:46Your older sister was Samaria, who lived to the north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you with her daughters, was Sodom.
- Ezekiel 23:4The older was named Oholah, and her sister was Oholibah. They were mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.
- Amos 8:14Those who swear by the sin of Samaria— who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”
- Hosea 5:1“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
- Hosea 6:10I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled.
Commentaries on Hosea 7:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When I would have healed Israel - As soon as one wound was healed, another was discovered. Scarcely was one sin blotted out till another was committed. The thief cometh in - Their own princes spoil them. The troop of robbers spoileth without - The Assyrians, under different leaders, waste and plunder the country.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When I would have healed Israel - God begins anew by appealing to Israel, that all which He had done to heal them, had but served to make their sin more evident, and “that,” from highest to lowest, as to all manners and ways of sin. When the flash of God‘s light on the sinner‘s conscience enlightens it not, it only discloses its darkness. The name “Israel” includes the whole people; the names, Ephraim and Samaria, probably are meant to designate the chief…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The manifold sins of Israel. (Hos. 7:1-7) Their senselessness and hypocrisy. (Hos. 7:8-16) Verses 1-7 A practical disbelief of God's government was at the bottom of all israel's wickedness; as if God could not see it or did not heed it. Their sins appear on every side of them. Their hearts were inflamed by evil desires, like a heated oven. In the midst of their troubles as a nation, the people never thought of seeking help from God. The actual wickedness…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. 1-16Probably delivered in the interreign and civil war at Pekah's death; for Ho 7:7, "all their kings ... fallen," refers to the murder of Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah. In Ho 7:8 the reference seems to be to Menahem's payment of tribute to Pul, in order to secure himself in the usurped throne, also to Pekah's league with Rezin of Syria, and to Hoshea's connection with Assyria during the interregnum at Pekah's death [Maurer]. 1. I would…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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