Translations
Modern
For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Traditional
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
Literal
For they approach; like an oven is their heart in ambush; all night their baker is sleeping; in the morning it burns like a fire of flame.
Latin
Quia applicuerunt quasi clibanum cor suum, cum insidiaretur eis; tota nocte dormivit coquens eos: mane ipse succensus quasi ignis flammæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Notes
A simile effectively compares the plots and political intrigue of this turbulent time to a red-hot oven that sets the entire land on fire.
The northern kingdom of Israel had seven different kings during the last twenty-five years of its history. Four of these kings were killed by men who seized the throne. This passage refers to the violent and bloody political struggles that happened in those years.
Events
- Prophecies of Hoseac. 785 BC
Glossary
Topics
Baker: General Scriptures Concerning Bread was Baked in Ovens Oven: Figurative Sin: The Israelites