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Hosea 7:5

Sin

3 They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

4 They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough.

The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.

6 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.

7 All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls upon Me.

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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.

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BSB
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
KJV
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
WEB
On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.
ASV
On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.
DARBY
In the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine: he stretched out his hand to scorners.
BLB
On the day of our king, the princes became sick, raging from the wine; he stretched out his hand with the mockers.
ÅB
På vår konges dag drikker fyrstene seg syke av den hete vin; han rekker spottere hånden.
OTB
På vår konges dag ble embetsmennene syke av vinens hete;
Han rakte ut hånden til spottere,
B1930
På vår konges dag drikker fyrstene sig syke av den hete vin; han rekker spottere hånden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 4:3–4

    For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

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  • Isaiah 28:1

    Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.

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  • Psalms 1:1

    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

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  • Ephesians 5:18

    Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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  • Daniel 5:23

    Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

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  • Genesis 40:20

    On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

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  • Proverbs 20:1

    Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

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  • Daniel 5:1–4

    Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

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