Hosea 7:2 Meaning
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
Context Explained
1When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
2And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
4They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 90:8
Both verses reflect on God's awareness of human sinfulness.
Romans 2:16
Paul discusses God's judgment based on hidden deeds, similar to Hosea's message.
Proverbs 15:3
Both verses emphasize that God sees all actions, good and bad.
Source: Hosea 7:2