Hosea 7 · Verse 15

Hosea 7:15

Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
Hosea 7:15, King James Version

Hosea 7:15 in other translations

BSBAlthough I trained and strengthened their arms, they plot evil against Me.
WEBThough I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me.
ASVThough I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me.
YLTAnd I instructed--I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil!
DARBYI have indeed trained, I have strengthened their arms, but they imagine mischief against me.
BBEThough I have given training and strength to their arms, they have evil designs against me.
WebsterThough I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

What does Hosea 7:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. I ... bound--when I saw their arms as it were relaxed with various disasters, I bound them so as to strengthen their sinews; image from surgery [Calvin]. Maurer translates, "I instructed them" to war (Psa 18:34; 144:1), namely, under Jeroboam II (2Ki 14:25). Grotius explains, "Whether I chastised them (Margin) or strengthened their arms, they imagined mischief against Me." English Version is best.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms - Whether I dealt with them in judgment or mercy, it was all one; in all circumstances they rebelled against me.

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 7:15 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.

וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
יִסַּ֔רְתִּיyi.Sar.tiI instructed [them]H3256
חִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiI strengthenedH2388
זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.Tamarms theirH2220
וְאֵלַ֖יve.'e.Laiand against meH413
יְחַשְּׁבוּ\־ye.cha.she.vu-they plotH2803
רָֽע\׃Ra'evilH7451

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Cross references for Hosea 7:15

  • Nahum 1:9

    What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

  • Psalms 94:12

    Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;

  • 2 Kings 13:23

    And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

  • Psalms 62:3

    How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

  • Job 5:17

    Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Hebrews 12:5

    And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

  • Jeremiah 17:9

    The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

  • Proverbs 3:11

    My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  • Romans 1:21

    Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

  • Psalms 106:43-45

    Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:5

    Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I have.
2Ki 13:5,23; 14:25-27; Ps 106:43-45
bound. or, chastened.
Job 5:17; Ps 94:12; Pr 3:11; Heb 12:5; Re 3:19
imagine.
Ps 2:1; 62:3; Jer 17:9; Na 1:9; Ac 4:25; Ro 1:21; 2Co 10:5

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Context

  • 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.

  • Hosea 7:16

    They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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Hosea 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y yo los ceñí, esforcé sus brazos, y contra mí pensaron mal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et moi, j’ai châtié; j’ai fortifié leurs bras: et ils ont médité le mal contre moi;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich, ich hatte ihre Arme unterwiesen und gestärkt, aber sie ersinnen Böses gegen mich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ego erudivi eos, et confortavi brachia eorum, et in me cogitaverunt malitiam.