Passage Research
Hosea 7 — Sermon Preparation
Ephraim's inner corruption is exposed — domestic conspiracies, futile appeals to Egypt and Assyria, and a persistent refusal to return to God. Below is a research summary for Hosea 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 189 / 130
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 19
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Hosea 7 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תַּנּוּר | tannûwr | H8574 | 3 | fire-pot |
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 4 | Ephrajim |
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 4 | bad, evil |
| שַׂר | sar | H8269 | 3 | head |
| אָפָה | ʼâphâh | H644 | 2 | cook, bake |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 3 | heart, feelings |
| יָסַר | yâçar | H3256 | 2 | chastise, instruct |
How preachers through history handled this text
19 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“16. They 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. 16. Revertentur non Deo: fuerunt tanquam arcus dolosus (vel, doli:) ceciderunt (vel, cadent) in gladio principes eorum a superbia (hoc est, propter superbiam) linguae eorum: hoc eorum ludibrium in terra Aegypti. The Prophet again assails the perverse wickedness of Israel, and also their fraud and perfidiousness. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 7:16–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Samaria 1— Hos 7:1
- Assyria— Hos 7:11
- Egypt— Hos 7:11
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