Hosea 7:11

“Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.”

"Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria." - Hosea 7:11
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What does Hosea 7:11 mean?

Hosea 7:11 (KJV) says, "Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria." This verse comes from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. Hosea was a prophet who lived in the 8th century BC and his ministry was primarily to the Northern…

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The Silly Dove: Understanding Strength and Weakness in Our Choices

In the book of Hosea, we find a striking and poignant metaphor in Hosea 7:11: "Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria." This verse encapsulates the struggles and heartaches of Israel, specifically the tribe of Ephraim, as they…

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Prayer for Wisdom and Discernment in Troubling Times

O Lord Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You with hearts that long for Your presence and wisdom. In the stillness of this moment, we reflect upon the words from the Book of Hosea, chapter 7, verse 11: "Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they…

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Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 11:7 - "And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him."
Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
Psalm 24:7-11
Hosea 11:11 - "They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD."
Hosea 10:7 - "As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water."
Hosea 7:7 - "They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me."
"And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him." - Hosea 11:7
Hosea 5:11 - "Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment."
Hosea 13:7 - "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:"
Hosea 6:7 - "But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 8:11 - "Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin."
Hosea 11:3 - "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 11:1 - "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."
Hosea 9:11 - "As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception."
Hosea 11:5 - "¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return."
Hosea 12:11 - "Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields."
Hosea 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
Hosea 11:2 - "As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images."
Hosea 7:15 - "Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me."
Hosea 11:6 - "And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels."
Hosea 6:11 - "Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people."
Hosea 11:12 - "Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."
Hosea 7:10 - "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."
"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3
Hosea 5:7 - "They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions."
"Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart." - Hosea 4:11