Hosea 7:3

“They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.”

"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3
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What does Hosea 7:3 mean?

Hosea 7:3 in the King James Version reads, "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." In order to fully understand the meaning and context of this verse, it is important to first explore the book of Hosea as a whole. The book of Hosea is…

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The Deceptive Dance: Understanding the Cost of Compromise

In Hosea 7:3, we read, "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." This verse, nestled within a poignant call to Israel’s waywardness, unveils a profound truth about human nature, leadership, and the insidious allure of sinful practices that…

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A Prayer for Truth and Righteousness in Leadership

O Heavenly Father, we come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your presence and guidance in our lives and the lives of those who lead us. We are reminded of the words of Hosea 7:3, "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." Lord, how…

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Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
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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."
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 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 8:3 - "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him."
Hosea 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
Hosea 7:15 - "Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me."
Hosea 12:3 - "¶ He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:"
Hosea 11:3 - "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them."
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."
Hosea 9:3 - "They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria."
Hosea 3:2 - "So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:"
Hosea 1:3 - "So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son."
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."
Hosea 7:9 - "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not."
Hosea 7:5 - "In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners."
Hosea 7:4 - "They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened."
Hosea 3:3 - "And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee."
Hosea 5:3 - "I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled."
Hosea 7:6 - "For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire."
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."
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 12:7 - "¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
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."