Hosea 7:16

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

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.

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: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
ASV: They return, but not to [him that is] on 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: 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.

ÅB: De vender seg, men ikke mot det høye; de er blitt som en sviktende bue. Deres fyrster skal falle for sverdet for sin rasende tunges skyld; dette blir dem til spott i Egypt.
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OTB: De vender seg, men ikke oppover,
De er som en svikefull bue;
Deres embetsmenn vil falle for sverdet
På grunn av deres tunges frekkhet.
Dette vil være deres hån i Egypts land.
B1930: De vender sig, men ikke mot det høie; de er blitt som en sviktende bue. Deres fyrster skal falle for sverdet for sin rasende tunges skyld; dette blir dem til spott i Egyptens land.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 78:57
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
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Hosea 9:3
They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
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Psalms 73:9
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
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Ezekiel 23:32
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.
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Matthew 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
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Hosea 9:6
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
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Psalms 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
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Ezekiel 36:20
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
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