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Hosea 7:16 KJV
Hosea · chapter 7 · verse 16
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.Hosea 7:16 · King James Version
Hosea 7:16 in context
14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- deceitfulrᵉmîyâhremissness, treacheryH7423 →
- derisionlaʻagderision, scoffingH3933 →
- princessara head personH8269 →
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
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Having seen how vicious and corrupt the court was, we now come to enquire how it is with the country, and we find that to be no better; and no marvel if the distemper that has so seized the head affect the whole body, so that there is no soundness in it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-16