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.”

"Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not." - Hosea 7:9
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What does Hosea 7:9 mean?

Hosea 7:9 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not." This verse comes from the book of Hosea, which is one of the prophetic books in the Old…

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Awakening to Our Weakness: A Reflection on Hosea 7:9

As we journey through life, the pursuit of strength, independence, and success often blinds us to the subtle erosion of our very essence. Hosea 7:9 reminds us of this profound truth: "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Awareness

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound truth found in Hosea 7:9 (KJV): "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not." These words echo the reality of…

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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 9:7 - "The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred."
Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
Hosea 9:9 - "They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins."
Hosea 13:9 - "¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help."
Hosea 9:5 - "What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of 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."
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 9:2 - "The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her."
Hosea 6:9 - "And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness."
Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 8:9 - "For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers."
Hosea 1:9 - "Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God."
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 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 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
Hosea 4:9 - "And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings."
Hosea 9:13 - "Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer."
Hosea 9:17 - "My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations."
Hosea 9:8 - "The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God."
Hosea 7:15 - "Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me."
"The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred." - Hosea 9:7
Hosea 5:9 - "Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be."
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 9:14 - "Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts."
"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3