Hosea 7:5 On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers.

English Standard Version
On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers.

New American Standard Bible
On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

King James Bible
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On the day of our king, the princes are sick with the heat of wine-- there is a conspiracy with traitors.

International Standard Version
"On the king's festival day the princes got drunk from wine, so the king joined the mockers.

American Standard Version
On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The day of our king, the princes began to be mad with wine: he stretched out his hand with scorners.

Darby Bible Translation
In the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine: he stretched out his hand to scorners.

Young's Literal Translation
A day of our king! Princes have polluted themselves with the poison of wine, He hath drawn out his hand with scorners.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:1
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

Isaiah 28:7
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

Isaiah 28:14
Why hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

Hosea 7:3
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

7:1-7 A practical disbelief of God's government was at the bottom of all israel's wickedness; as if God could not see it or did not heed it. Their sins appear on every side of them. Their hearts were inflamed by evil desires, like a heated oven. In the midst of their troubles as a nation, the people never thought of seeking help from God. The actual wickedness of men's lives bears a very small proportion to what is in their hearts. But when lust is inwardly cherished, it will break forth into outward sin. Those who tempt others to drunkenness never can be their real friends, and often design their ruin. Thus men execute the Divine vengeance on each other. Those are not only heated with sin, but hardened in sin, who continue to live without prayer, even when in trouble and distress.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. the day of our king—his birthday or day of inauguration.

have made him sick—namely, the king. Maurer translates, "make themselves sick."

with bottles of wine—drinking not merely glasses, but bottles. Maurer translates, "Owing to the heat of wine."

he stretched out his hand with scorners—the gesture of revellers in holding out the cup and in drinking to one another's health. Scoffers were the king's boon companions.