Hosea 7:3
Strong's Lexicon
They delight
יְשַׂמְּחוּ־ (yə·śam·mə·ḥū-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8055: 1) to rejoice, be glad 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rejoice 1a2) to rejoice (arrogantly), exult (at) 1a3) to rejoice (religiously) 1b) (Piel) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to rejoice, gladden, make glad

the king
מֶ֑לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

with their evil,
בְּרָעָתָ֖ם (bə·rā·‘ā·ṯām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

the princes
שָׂרִֽים׃ (śā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8269: 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden

with their lies.
וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·ḵa·ḥă·šê·hem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3585: 1) lying, deception 2) leanness, failure

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.

Young's Literal Translation
With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies—princes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.

New American Standard Bible
With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.

King James Bible
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"They delight the king with their wickedness, the princes with their lies.

New Living Translation
"The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.

English Standard Version
By their evil they make the king glad, and the princes by their treachery.

New American Standard Bible
With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.

King James Bible
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.

International Standard Version
They please the king with their evil, and the princes with their dishonesty.

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

American Standard Version
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

English Revised Version
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Young's Literal Translation
With their wickedness they make glad a king, And with their lies -- princes.
















Cross References
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.

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,

Hosea 4:2
By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

Hosea 7:5
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

Hosea 10:13
Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

Hosea 11:12
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

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.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Hosea 7:2
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

Hosea 7:1
When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.

Hosea 6:11
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
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