What does Hosea 6:7 mean?

Hosea 6:7 highlights themes such as covenant, betrayal, faithfulness when read in context.

How should I apply Hosea 6:7 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

5Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

7But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

8Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

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Jeremiah 31:32
Jeremiah speaks of a new covenant, contrasting Israel's betrayal.
Romans 11:27
Paul discusses the covenant with Israel, reflecting on their past unfaithfulness.
Ezekiel 16:59
Both verses address Israel's treachery against God.