Hosea 7 · Verse 14

Hosea 7:14

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
Hosea 7:14, King James Version

Hosea 7:14 in other translations

BSBThey do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
WEBThey haven’t cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.
ASVAnd they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
YLTAnd have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.
DARBYAnd they cried not unto me in their heart, when they howled upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and new wine; they have turned aside from me.
BBEAnd they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.
WebsterAnd they have not cried to me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

What does Hosea 7:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. not cried unto me--but unto other gods [Maurer], (Job 35:9, 10). Or, they did indeed cry unto Me, but not "with their heart": answering to "lies," Ho 7:13 (see on Ho 7:13). when they howled upon their beds--sleepless with anxiety; image of deep affliction. Their cry is termed "howling," as it is the cry of anguish, not the cry of repentance and faith. assemble ... for corn, &c.--namely in the temples of their idols, to obtain from them a good harvest and vintage, instead of coming to Me, the true Giver of these (Ho 2:5, 8, 12), proving that their cry to God was "not with their heart." rebel against me--literally, "withdraw themselves against Me," that is, not only withdraw from Me, but also rebel against Me.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 They have not cried unto me with their heart - They say they have sought me, but could not find me; that they have cried unto me, but I did not answer. I know they have cried, yea, howled; but could I hear them when all was forced and hypocritical, not one sigh coming from their heart? They assemble themselves for corn and wine - In dearth and famine they call and howl: but they assemble themselves, not to seek Me, but to invoke their false gods for corn and wine.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 7:8-16

Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were tokens of approaching ruin, as grey hairs are of old age, but they noticed them not. The pride which leads to break the law of God leads to self-flattery. The mercy and grace of God are the only refuge to which obstinate sinners never think of fleeing. Though they may…

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Hosea 7:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
זָעֲק֤וּza.'a.Kuthey have cried outH2199
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413
בְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.Bamwith heart theirH3820
כִּ֥יkiifH3588
יְיֵלִ֖ילוּye.ye.Li.luthey wailH3213
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.Tambeds theirH4904
עַל\־'al-onH5921
דָּגָ֧ןda.GangrainH1715
וְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshand new wineH8492
יִתְגּוֹרָ֖רוּyit.go.Ra.ruthey assemble themselvesH1641
יָס֥וּרוּya.Su.ruthey turn asideH5493
בִֽי\׃Viagainst me

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Cross references for Hosea 7:14

  • James 4:3

    Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

  • Job 35:9-10

    By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

  • Jeremiah 3:10

    And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.

  • Psalms 78:34-37

    When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

  • Zechariah 7:5

    Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

  • Micah 2:11

    If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

  • Philippians 3:19

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

  • Amos 2:8

    And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.

  • Isaiah 29:13

    Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

  • Isaiah 65:14

    Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

  • Judges 9:27

    And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

  • Isaiah 52:5

    Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

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they have not.
Job 35:9,10; Ps 78:34-37; Isa 29:13; Jer 3:10; Zec 7:5
when.
Isa 52:5; 65:14; Am 8:3; Jas 5:1
assemble.
3:1; Ex 32:6; Jud 9:27; Am 2:8; Mic 2:11; Ro 16:18; Php 3:19; Jas 4:3

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Context

  • Hosea 7:13

    Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

  • Hosea 7:14

    And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

  • Hosea 7:15

    Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

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Hosea 7:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y no clamaron á mí con su corazón cuando aullaron sobre sus camas, para el trigo y el mosto se congregaron, rebeláronse contra mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et ils n’ont pas crié à moi dans leur cœur, quand ils ont hurlé sur leurs lits. Ils se rassemblent pour du froment et du moût; ils se sont retirés de moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie schreien nicht zu mir in ihrem Herzen, sondern sie heulen auf ihren Lagern; um Korn und Most scharen sie sich; sie weichen ab und wenden sich gegen mich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et non clamaverunt ad me in corde suo, sed ululabant in cubilibus suis: super triticum et vinum ruminabant; recesserunt a me.