King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Complete Jewish Bible:
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the leaders with their lies.
Berean Standard Bible:
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
American Standard Version:
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
They make the king{H4428} glad{H8055} with their wickedness{H7451}, and the princes{H8269} with their lies{H3585}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Romans 1:32
- Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Micah 7:3
- That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Jeremiah 28:1
- ¶ And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, [and] in the fifth month, [that] Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which [was] of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
Jeremiah 28:4
- And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Hosea 5:11
- Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
Jeremiah 37:19
- Where [are] now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
1 Kings 22:13
- And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets [declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak [that which is] good.
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Commentary for Hosea 7:3
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4428
There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration: melek
Pronunciation: meh'-lek
Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal. - Strong's Number: H8055
There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂמַח
Transliteration: sâmach
Pronunciation: saw-makh'
Description: a primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome; cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very. - Strong's Number: H7451
There are 623 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רַע
Transliteration: raʻ
Pronunciation: rah
Description: from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). - Strong's Number: H8269
There are 368 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שַׂר
Transliteration: sar
Pronunciation: sar
Description: from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward. - Strong's Number: H3585
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כַּחַשׁ
Transliteration: kachash
Pronunciation: kakh'-ash
Description: from כָּחַשׁ; literally a failure of flesh, i.e. emaciation; figuratively, hypocrisy; leanness, lies, lying.