Hosea 7:5
What does Hosea 7:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 7:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.
KJV
King James Version · 1611In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves <FI>with<Fi> the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The day of our king, the princes began to be mad with wine: he stretched out his hand with scorners.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890In the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine: he stretched out his hand to scorners.
Context
v.4They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir the fire, from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened.
v.5This passage
v.6For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Habakkuk 2:15
Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, to thee that addest thy venom, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!
- Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
- Isaiah 28:7
And even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink; the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they stagger with strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
- Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? Who hath complaining? who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
- Mark 6:21
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
- Proverbs 13:20
Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
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