Hosea 7:1: Meaning Explained

When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for...

What Does This Verse Mean?

When God wanted to heal Israel, He saw that the sins of Ephraim were exposed. They couldn't hide the evil they had done.

What’s Happening Here

Whenever God tried to help Israel, He found them deeply entrenched in sin. Their evil deeds were visible and undeniable.

healto fix and restore

iniquityserious wrongdoing and evil

exposedrevealed and visible

Sin can't stay hidden forever. Our evil deeds will eventually be exposed for what they are.

This verse shows God's frustration - every time He tries to help Israel turn around, He finds them deeper in sin.

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When I would have healedכְּרָפְאִ֣י

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Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

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was discoveredוְנִגְלָ֞ה

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then the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן

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of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙

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and the wickednessוְרָע֣וֹת

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of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן

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for they commitפָעֲל֖וּ

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falsehoodשָׁ֑קֶר

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and the thiefוְגַנָּ֣ב

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cometh inיָב֔וֹא

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of robbers spoilethפָּשַׁ֥ט

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and the troopגְּד֖וּד

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withoutבַּחֽוּץ׃

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