Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
return, but not to the Most High—or, "to one who is not the Most High," one very different from Him, a stock or a stone. So the Septuagint.
deceitful bow— (Psalms 78:57). A bow which, from its faulty construction, shoots wide of the mark. So Israel pretends to seek God, but turns aside to idols.
for the rage of their tongue—their boast of safety from Egyptian aid, and their "lies" (Hosea 7:13), whereby they pretended to serve God, while worshipping idols; also their perverse defense for their idolatries and blasphemies against God and His prophets (Psalms 73:9; Psalms 120:2-3).
their derision in . . . Egypt—Their "fall" shall be the subject of "derision" to Egypt, to whom they had applied for help (Hosea 9:3, Hosea 9:6; II Kings 17:4).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 7:16:
Psalms 78:56-57
Proverbs 10:4
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