Hosea 7:2

Context

7:2 They do not realize¹

that I remember all of their wicked deeds.

Their evil deeds have now surrounded them;

their sinful deeds are always before me.²

Hosea 7:6

Context

7:6 They approach him, all the while plotting against him.

Their hearts are like an oven;

their anger smolders all night long,

but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.

Context

10:2 Their heart is slipping;

soon they will be punished for their guilt.

The Lord³ will break their altars;

he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.

[7:2] ¹tn Heb “and they do not say in their heart”; TEV “It never enters their heads.”

[7:2] ²tn Heb “they [the sinful deeds] are before my face” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NCV “they are right in front of me.”

[10:2] ³tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.