Hosea 7:6 Meaning
For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
Context Explained
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.
5In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
6For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
7They 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.
8Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
John 8:44
Jesus speaks of the devil as a liar, paralleling the deceitful actions in Hosea.
Proverbs 1:11
Both verses depict the dangers of deceit and the schemes of the wicked.
Romans 1:18
Paul discusses the suppression of truth, reflecting the deceitful nature of Israel.
Source: Hosea 7:6