Hosea 7:15 Meaning
Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
Context Explained
13Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
14And 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.
15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16They 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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 73:26
Contrasts God's strength with human rebellion.
Proverbs 1:30
Both verses address the consequences of rejecting wisdom.
Isaiah 30:1
Similar themes of rebellion against God are present in both texts.
Source: Hosea 7:15