Hosea 7:14

Ephraim’s Iniquity · Hosea 7:1–16
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Translations

Modern
They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
Traditional
And 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.
Literal
And they did not cry out to Me with their heart, when they wailed upon their beds; they slash themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against Me.
Latin
Et non clamaverunt ad me in corde suo, sed ululabant in cubilibus suis: super triticum et vinum ruminabant; recesserunt a me.

Original

Hebrew
English
They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.

Notes

They slash themselves: Hurting their own bodies was a common part of Canaanite worship (see 1 Kings 18:28). This practice was forbidden in Israel (Deuteronomy 14:1).

Events

Glossary

Hosea, Book of

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Obduracy In Beds: Persons Sometimes Took To, in Grief Confidence: False Drunkenness: General Scriptures Concerning Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Rebellion Against God: Kingdom of Israel Rebellion Against God: They Who are Guilty of Practise Hypocrisy to Hide Wine: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To