King James Version
Hosea 7:14 in the King James Version says “And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn an...” — study this verse from Hosea chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.”
Hosea 7:14 · KJV
When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. destruction: Heb. spoil
And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. have: or, chastened
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And they have not cried”
H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
“unto me with their heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“when they howled”
H3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon their beds”
H4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and wine”
H8492must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine
“they assemble”
H1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
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