Hosea 7:6 meaning and explanation

For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Hosea 7:6, Berean Standard Bible

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In Hosea 7 the LORD speaks through the prophet against Israel, called Ephraim, and its capital Samaria. The verse continues the oven image from the preceding lines: the people's scheming is the fuel, and their hearts are the oven.

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