Hosea 7:10

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Summary

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

The pride

Hosea 5:5

Jeremiah 3:3

And they

Nor

General references

James 1:8

Bible References

The pride

And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain? and thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

And they

They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth to me.

Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

For the people turn not to him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Why then hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given to you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me.

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned to me, saith the LORD.

Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken to me, saith the LORD.

Nor

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh God.

General references

A man unsettled in his opinions is unstable in all his ways.