Hosea 6:7

Covenant and promises Faithfulness and loyalty

⁵ Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.

⁶ For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

⁸ Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with footprints of blood.

⁹ Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
KJV: But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
WEB: But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.
ASV: But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
DARBY: But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
BLB: And they, like Adam, transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful with Me.

ÅB: Men de har brutt pakten, slik som Adam; der har de vært troløse mot meg.
OTB: Men som Adam har de brutt pakten;
Der har de handlet troløst mot Meg.
B1930: Men de har brutt pakten, likesom Adam; der har de vært troløse mot mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Genesis 3:11
“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
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Jeremiah 9:6
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
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Hosea 8:1
Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
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Hosea 5:7
They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.
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Job 31:33
if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
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Ezekiel 16:59–61
For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
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2 Kings 17:15
They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
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Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
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