Hosea 7:16

Translations

Modern

They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

Traditional

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.

Literal

They return, not to the Most High; they are like a bow of slackness; their princes will fall by the sword, from the insolence of their tongue; this is their derision in the land of Egypt.

Latin

Reversi sunt ut essent absque jugo; facti sunt quasi arcus dolosus: cadent in gladio principes eorum, a furore linguæ suæ. Ista subsannatio eorum in terra Ægypti.

Original

Hebrew

English

They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

Notes

Hosea 7:16

A faulty or loose bow cannot shoot an arrow to the target. This represents Israel's failure without God (see Hosea 7:8, 11).

Events

Prophecies of Hoseac. 785 BC

Related verses

Psalm 78:57
They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.
Hosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Ezekiel 23:32
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.
Psalm 73:9
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
Matthew 12:36
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Psalm 12:4
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
Hosea 9:6
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
Hosea 8:13–14
Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.
Revelation 13:5
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Isaiah 3:8
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Hosea, Book of

Topics

Anger: General Scriptures Concerning Confidence: False Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning The Bow: (When Deceitful) the Hypocrite

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