Hosea 11:7 “My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most Hi…”

Hosea 11:7

My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

World English Bible

My people are determined to turn from me. Though they call to the Most High, he certainly won’t exalt them.

American Standard Version

And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And my people are bent to rebellion against me: though they called them to the most hie, yet none at all would exalt him.

Darby Translation

Yea, my people are bent upon backsliding from me: though they call them to the Most High, none at all exalteth [him].

Young's Literal Translation

And My people are hanging in suspense, about My returning, And unto the Most High they do call, Together they exalt not.

Bible in Basic English

My people are given up to sinning against me; though their voice goes up on high, no one will be lifting them up.

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Cross references

“are bent”

Jeremiah 8:5 Hosea 14:4 Proverbs 14:14 Jeremiah 3:11 Hosea 4:16 Jeremiah 14:7

Jeremiah 8:5 · BSB

Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Hosea 14:4 · BSB

I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

Proverbs 14:14 · BSB

The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.

Jeremiah 3:11 · BSB

And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

Hosea 4:16 · BSB

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?

Jeremiah 14:7 · BSB

Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.

“they called me”

Amos 5:4–6 Hosea 11:2 Hosea 7:16 Psalm 81:11 2 Chronicles 30:1–11 Amos 5:14

Amos 5:4–6 · BSB

For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!

Hosea 11:2 · BSB

But the more I called Israel, the farther they departed from Me. They sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to carved images.

Hosea 7:16 · BSB

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.

Psalm 81:11 · BSB

But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.

2 Chronicles 30:1–11 · BSB

Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Amos 5:14 · BSB

Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

8How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

Read Hosea 11