Hosea 7:16
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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. ”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
שׁוּב
they turn
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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לָשׁוֹן
tongue/ their
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לָשׁוֹן
Tongue, language. Lashon. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. What you say shapes your world. Speak life not death.
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נָפַל
they will fall
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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עַל
height
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עַל
properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e. God); also (adverb) aloft, to Jehovah
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מִצְרַיִם
Egypt
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מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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שַׂר
leaders/ their
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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רְמִיָּה
slackness
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רְמִיָּה
remissness, treachery
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לַעַג
will be mockery/ their
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לַעַג
derision, scoffing
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