Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Hosea addresses Israel and Judah at a moment when they perform religious rituals but find God withdrawn because of their spiritual state.
The words — בָּגָ֔דוּ (ba.Ga.du) literally means "they have dealt treacherously," and יֹאכְלֵ֥/ם (yokh.Le/m) means "it will devour them," pointing to the coming judgment.
The thread — The pattern of covenant betrayal appears in Hosea 6:7, which equates their actions with Adam's transgression, while the danger of foreign deception runs through Psalms 144:7 and 144:11.
Why it lands — The text demands that readers stop treating ritual seeking as a substitute for covenant loyalty, and accept that spiritual adultery produces inevitable destruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
Cross-references
- Hosea 6:7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
- Psalms 144:7 Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
- Psalms 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
- Isaiah 48:8 You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
- Jeremiah 3:20 But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 12:28 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘None of My words will be delayed any longer. The message I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Hosea 2:4 I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery.
- Nehemiah 13:23 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
- Isaiah 59:13 rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
- Jeremiah 5:11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.