Hosea 4 · Verse 7

Hosea 4:7

As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
Hosea 4:7, King James Version

Hosea 4:7 in other translations

BSBThe more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
WEBAs they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
ASVAs they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.
YLTAccording to their abundance so they sinned against Me, Their honour into shame I change.
DARBYAs they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.
BBEEven while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
WebsterAs they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

What does Hosea 4:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. As they were increased--in numbers and power. Compare Ho 4:6, "thy children," to which their "increase" in numbers refers. so they sinned--(Compare Ho 10:1 and Ho 13:6). will I change their glory into shame--that is, I will strip them of all they now glory in (their numbers and power), and give them shame instead. A just retribution: as they changed their glory into shame, by idolatry (Psa 106:20; Jr 2:11; Ro 1:23; Php 3:19).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Will I change their glory into shame - As the idolaters at Dan and Bethel have changed my glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass, (Rom 1:23), so will I change their glory into shame or ignominy. In the day of my wrath, their calf-gods shall not deliver them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 4:6-11

Both priests and people rejected knowledge; God will justly reject them. They forgot the law of God, neither desired nor endeavoured to retain it in mind, and to transmit the remembrance to their posterity; therefore God will justly forget them and their children. If we dishonour God with that which is our honour, it will, sooner or later, be turned into shame to us. Instead of warning the people against sin, from…

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Hosea 4:7 in the original Hebrew

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כְּרֻבָּ֖םke.ru.Bamas increased theyH7235
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651
חָֽטְאוּ\־cha.te.'u-they sinnedH2398
לִ֑יLito me
כְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.Damglory theirH3519
בְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.Lonfor shameH7036
אָמִֽיר\׃'a.MirI will exchangeH4171

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 4:7

  • Hosea 13:6

    According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

  • Philippians 3:19

    Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • Hosea 4:10

    For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord.

  • Malachi 2:9

    Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

  • Hosea 10:1

    Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

  • Hosea 5:1

    Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

  • Ezra 9:7

    Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

  • Hosea 6:9

    And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

  • Jeremiah 2:26-27

    As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

  • Habakkuk 2:16

    Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they were.
10; 5:1; 6:9; 13:6,14; Ezr 9:7
therefore.
1Sa 2:30; Jer 2:26,27; Mal 2:9; Php 3:19

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Context

  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  • Hosea 4:7

    As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.

  • Hosea 4:8

    They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

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Hosea 4:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Conforme á su grandeza así pecaron contra mí: trocaré su honra en afrenta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Selon qu’ils se sont accrus, ainsi ils ont péché contre moi. Je changerai leur gloire en ignominie.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Je mehr ihrer geworden sind, desto mehr haben sie gegen mich gesündigt: ich werde ihre Herrlichkeit in Schande verwandeln.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Secundum multitudinem eorum sic peccaverunt mihi: gloriam eorum in ignominiam commutabo.