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Hosea 7:8

Ephraim
Sin

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.

Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.

9 Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.

10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, yet they do not return to the LORD their God; despite all this, they do not seek Him.

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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.

Compare

BSB
Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.
KJV
Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
WEB
Ephraim mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.
ASV
Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
DARBY
Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
BLB
Ephraim, he has mixed himself with the nations; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
ÅB
Efra'im blander seg med folkene; Efra'im er blitt en kake som ikke er vendt.
OTB
Efraim blander seg med folkene;
Efraim har blitt en usnudd kake.
B1930
Efra'im blander sig med folkene; Efra'im er blitt en kake som ikke er vendt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 106:35

    but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

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  • Ezra 9:12

    Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

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  • Nehemiah 13:23–25

    In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

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  • Ezra 9:1

    After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

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  • Malachi 2:11

    Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.

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  • 1 Kings 18:21

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

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  • Matthew 6:24

    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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  • Zephaniah 1:5

    those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

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