Hosea 7:3

New English Translation

The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:13

Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.”

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” They said, “Attack! The sovereign one will hand it over to the king.”

Jeremiah 37:19

Where now are the prophets who prophesied to you that the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land?

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes!

Jeremiah 9:2

(9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.

Hosea 10:13

But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your chariots; you have relied on your many warriors.

Hosea 11:12

(12:1) Ephraim has surrounded me with lies; the house of Israel has surrounded me with deceit. But Judah still roams about with God; he remains faithful to the Holy One.

Hosea 4:2

There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

Hosea 7:5

At the celebration of their king, his princes become inflamed with wine; they conspire with evildoers.

Micah 6:16

You implement the regulations of Omri, and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; you follow their policies. Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively, and nations will mock all of you.”

Micah 7:3

They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.

Romans 1:32

Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

1 John 4:5

They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world’s perspective and the world listens to them.