Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hosea 7:3 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Hosea 7:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 7 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.”
Hosea 7:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 7:3
Entertaining wickedness: 'They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.' Political leaders delight in evil—the king rejoices (שִׂמַּח, simach) in subjects' רָעָה (ra'ah, wickedness/evil), princes in כְּזָבִים (kezavim, lies/deceptions). This inverted moral order—rulers rewarding evil rather than punishing it—guarantees societal collapse. When leaders love lies, truth becomes dangerous; when wickedness pleases authority, righteousness suffers persecution. Isaiah similarly condemns those who 'call evil good, and good evil' (Isaiah 5:20). Only Christ establishes ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 7:3
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“knowing the ordinance of God”
“That they may do evil with both hands earnestly”
“in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah”
“and the world hears them.”
“about four hundred men”
“saying”
“he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.”
“and go from them! for they are all adulterers”
“saying”
“and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end of it?”