Hosea 7:16 meaning and explanation
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
Hosea 7:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Hosea is speaking to the northern kingdom of Israel, called Ephraim here, in the years before Assyria destroyed it. The people do turn, but not toward God; their turning is toward other powers and other gods.
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