Hosea 7:13

Hosea 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
• New International Version (NIV)Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, Because they have transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, Yet they have spoken lies against Me.

Context of Hosea 7:13

11“The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help. 12But as they fly about, I will throw my net over them and bring them down like a bird from the sky. I will punish them for all the evil they do. “What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me! Let them die, for they have rebelled against me. I wanted to redeem them, but they have told lies about me. 14They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. Instead, they sit on their couches and wail. They cut themselves, begging foreign gods for grain and new wine, and they turn away from me. 15I trained them and made them strong, yet now they plot evil against me.

Hosea 7:13 word by word

א֤וֹי לָהֶם֙ כִּֽי־נָדְד֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נִּי שֹׁ֥ד לָהֶ֖ם כִּֽי־פָ֣שְׁעוּ בִ֑י וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶפְדֵּ֔ם וְהֵ֕מָּה דִּבְּר֥וּ עָלַ֖י כְּזָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
• unto them! for they have fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
• from me: destructionשֹׁדshôd shôd · violenceH7701
• unto them! because they have transgressedפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
• against me: though I have redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• them, yet they have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577

Cross-references for Hosea 7:13

• Hosea 9:12Even if you do have children who grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone.
• Isaiah 31:1What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Lamentations 5:16The garlands have fallen from our heads. Weep for us because we have sinned.
• Ezekiel 16:23“What sorrow awaits you, says the Sovereign Lord. In addition to all your other wickedness,
• Matthew 23:13“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.
• Revelation 8:13Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, “Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets.”
• Hosea 11:2But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols.
• Job 21:14And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
• Job 22:17For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’
• Psalms 139:7I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.
• Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were once slaves in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.
• Nehemiah 1:10“The people you rescued by your great power and strong hand are your servants.
• Psalms 106:10So he rescued them from their enemies and redeemed them from their foes.
• Psalms 107:2Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
• Isaiah 41:14Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob, don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you. I am the Lord, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.’

Commentaries on Hosea 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Wo unto them! - They shall have wo, because they have fled from me. They shall have destruction, because they have transgressed against me. Though I have redeemed them - Out of Egypt; and given them the fullest proof of my love and power. Yet they have spoken lies against me - They have represented me as rigorous and cruel; and my service as painful and unprofitable.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Woe unto them, for they have fled from Me - The threatening rises in severity, as did the measure of their sin. Whereas “Salvation belonged to God” Psalm 3:8 alone, and they only “abide under His shadow” Psalm 91:1-2, who make Him their “refuge, woe” must needs come on them, who leave Him. “They forsake their own mercy” Jonah 2:8. “Woe” they draw upon themselves, who forget God; how much more then they, who willfully and with a high hand transgress…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. 13Woe: The Hebrew word ’oy was used at funerals to mourn the dead. In God's eyes, Israel was as good as dead because they had rebelled against him. Rebelling against a human king was a capital crime. It was even more serious for God's people to rebel against their heavenly king. I would redeem them: This Hebrew word means paying a fee to bring back someone who has been enslaved. It is often linked to the exodus from Egypt. The Lord wanted to do for the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. fled--as birds from their nest (Pr 27:8; Is 16:2). me--who both could and would have healed them (Ho 7:1), had they applied to Me. redeemed them--from Egypt and their other enemies (Mi 6:4). lies--(Psa 78:36; Jr 3:10). Pretending to be My worshippers, when they all the while worshipped idols (Ho 7:14; Ho 12:1); also defrauding Me of the glory of their deliverance, and ascribing it and their other blessings to idols [Calvin].Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 7:13

• Blasphemy
• Confidence
• Impenitence
• Infidelity
• Ingratitude
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Troop
• Hosea
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• 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