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 Living Translation (NLT)Its people don’t realize that I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them, and I see them all.

Context of Hosea 7:2

1“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. 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. 3They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies. 4“They are all adulterers. Like an oven heated by a baker— He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough, 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

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 32:29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
• Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
• Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.”
• Isaiah 5:12The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the Lord, Nor consider the operation of His hands.
• Isaiah 44:19And no one considers in his heart, Nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, “I have burned half of it in the fire, Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals; I have roasted meat and eaten it; And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall down before a block of wood?”
• Hosea 9:9They are deeply corrupted, As in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.
• Psalms 25:7Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.
• Jeremiah 14:10Thus says the Lord to this people: “Thus they have loved to wander; They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the Lord does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, And punish their sins.”
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob: “Surely I will never forget any of their works.
• Luke 12:2For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
• Numbers 32:23But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the Lord; and be sure your sin will find you out.
• Job 20:11His bones are full of his youthful vigor, But it will lie down with him in the dust.
• Psalms 9:16The Lord is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening 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