Hosea 7:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 7:10

8 “Ephraim ^ahas mixed himself among the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake unturned.

9 ^aAliens have devoured his strength,
But he does not know it;
Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,
Yet he does not know it.

10 And the ^apride of Israel testifies to his face,
But ^bthey do not return to the Lord their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.

Futile Reliance on the Nations

11 “Ephraim^a also is like a silly dove, without¹ sense—
^bThey call to Egypt,
They go to ^cAssyria.

12 Wherever they go, I will ^aspread My net on them;
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them
^bAccording to what their congregation has heard.

13 “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me!
Destruction to them,
Because they have transgressed against Me!
Though ^aI redeemed them,
Yet they have spoken lies against Me.

14 ^aThey did not cry out to Me with their heart
When they wailed upon their beds.
“They¹ assemble together for grain and new ^bwine,
¹They rebel against Me;

15 Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms,
Yet they devise evil against Me;

16 They return, but not¹ to the Most High;
^aThey are like a treacherous bow.
Their princes shall fall by the sword
For the ^bcursings of their tongue.
This shall be their derision ^cin the land of Egypt.

Verse Comparison: Hosea 7:10

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American Standard Version
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this.

Amplified® Bible
And the pride of Israel testifies against him {and} to his face. But they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek {nor} inquire of {nor} require Him in spite of all this.

Contemporary English Version
I am the LORD, their God, but in all of their troubles their pride keeps them from returning to me.

Darby English Version
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; and they do not return to Jehovah their God, nor seek him for all this.

Good News Bible
The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. In spite of everything that has happened, they have not returned to me, the LORD their God.

King James Version
And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

New American Standard Bible
Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the LORD their God, Nor have they sought Him, for all this.

New International Version
Israel's arrogance testifies against him,
but despite all this
he does not return to the LORD his God
or search for him.

New King James Version
And the pride of Israel testifies to his face,
But they do not return to the LORD their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Though the pride of Israel testifies against him, Yet they have not returned to the LORD their God, Nor have they sought Him, for all this.

Revised Standard Version
The pride of Israel witnesses against him; yet they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him, for all this.

Young's Literal Translation
And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And they have not turned back unto Jehovah their God, Nor have they sought Him for all this.

New English Translation
The arrogance of Israel testifies against him, yet they refuse to return to the Lord their God! In spite of all this they refuse to seek him!

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