Bible Strands
Hosea 6:7
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Hosea addresses the northern kingdom, delivering God’s indictment immediately after declaring that divine preference rests on mercy and knowledge rather than ritual sacrifice.
The words — The text highlights עָבְרוּ ('avru), meaning "they have transgressed," and שָׁם (sham), meaning "there," which explicitly marks the geographic location of the violation rather than describing the nature of the act.
The thread — This covenant breach motif connects to Hosea 5:7’s charge of unfaithfulness and illegitimate offspring, while Jeremiah 9:6 records a parallel declaration of the people’s refusal to know God amid deception.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that external religious observance cannot substitute for covenant loyalty, requiring readers to evaluate whether their commitments reflect faithful obedience rather than ritual performance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Cross-references
- Genesis 3:11 “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
- Jeremiah 9:6 You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
- 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.
- Hosea 8:1 Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
- Job 31:33 if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
- Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
- 2 Kings 17:15 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
- Ezekiel 16:59 For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
- Isaiah 24:5 The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.
- Isaiah 24:16 From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.