Hosea 7:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Israel’s Foreign Politics
8 Ephraim is mixed with the nations,[a]
Ephraim is an unturned cake.
9 Strangers have consumed his strength,
but he does not know it;(A)
Gray hairs are strewn on his head,
but he takes no notice of it.
10 The arrogance of Israel bears witness against him;
yet they do not return to the Lord, their God,
nor seek him, despite all this.(B)
Footnotes
- 7:8 Is mixed with the nations: the people reject exclusive allegiance to the Lord, and they now try to find their salvation in alliances with foreign nations. An unturned cake: burnt on one side, but not baked at all on the other, and thus worthless.
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