Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
mixed . . . among the people—by leagues with idolaters, and the adoption of their idolatrous practices (Hosea 7:9, Hosea 7:11; Psalms 106:35).
Ephraim . . . cake not turned—a cake burnt on one side and unbaked on the other, and so uneatable; an image of the worthlessness of Ephraim. The Easterners bake their bread on the ground, covering it with embers (I Kings 19:6), and turning it every ten minutes, to bake it thoroughly without burning it.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 7:8:
Hosea 7:1
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