Hosea 7:2
New International Version
but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.

New Living Translation
Its people don’t realize that I am watching them. Their sinful deeds are all around them, and I see them all.

English Standard Version
But they do not consider that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.

Berean Standard Bible
But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
They do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness; Now their own deeds have surrounded them; They are before My face.

New American Standard Bible
And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; They are before My face.

NASB 1995
And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.

NASB 1977
And they do not consider in their hearts That I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they do not say to their hearts That I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; They are before My face.

Amplified Bible
But they do not consider in their hearts (minds) That I remember [always] all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround and entangle them; They are before My face.

Christian Standard Bible
But they never consider that I remember all their evil. Now their actions are all around them; they are right in front of my face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they never consider that I remember all their evil. Now their sins are all around them; they are right in front of My face.

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

Contemporary English Version
No one realizes that I have seen their sins surround them like a flood.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They don't realize that I remember all the evil things they've done. Now their sins surround them. Their sins are in my presence.

Good News Translation
It never enters their heads that I will remember all this evil; but their sins surround them, and I cannot avoid seeing them."

International Standard Version
It never occurs to them that I remember all their sin. Now their actions have caught up with them, and they have my attention.

Majority Standard Bible
But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.

NET Bible
They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.

New Heart English Bible
They do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them around; they are before my face.

World English Bible
They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they do not say to their heart, "" [That] I have remembered all their evil, "" Now their doings have surrounded them, "" They have been before My face.

Young's Literal Translation
And they do not say to their heart, That all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will not say to their heart, I remembered all their evil: now their doings surrounded them; they were before my face.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And lest they may say in their hearts, that I remember all their wickedness: their own devices now have beset them about, they have been done before my face.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence.

New American Bible
Yet they do not call to mind that I remember all their wickedness. Now their crimes surround them, present to my sight.

New Revised Standard Version
But they do not consider that I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them, they are before my face.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they never said in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness; now their own devices have beset them about; they were before my face.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they did not say in their heart that I remember all of their evils, therefore their devices that have been before my face will surround them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And let them not say to their heart-- I remember all their wickedness; Now their own doings have beset them about, They are before My face.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
that they may concert together as men singing in their heart: I remember all their wickedness: now have their own counsels compassed them about; they came before my face.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Ephraim's Iniquity
1When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets. 2But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face. 3They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 16:17
For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.

Psalm 90:8
You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Proverbs 5:21
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

Amos 8:7
The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget any of their deeds.

Jeremiah 2:22
Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

Isaiah 29:15
Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

Job 34:21-22
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. / There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

Psalm 139:1-4
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ...

Ezekiel 8:12
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Jeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Luke 12:2-3
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Romans 2:16
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

Matthew 10:26
So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

consider not in.

Deuteronomy 32:29
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Psalm 50:22
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Isaiah 1:3
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

I remember.

Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Jeremiah 14:10
Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

their own.

Numbers 32:23
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

Job 20:11-29
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust…

Psalm 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

are before.

Job 34:21
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Psalm 90:8
Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Proverbs 5:21
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

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Hosea 7
1. A reproof of manifold sins.
11. God's wrath against them for their hypocrisy.














But they fail to consider
The Hebrew root for "consider" is "זָכַר" (zakar), which means to remember or to call to mind. In the context of Hosea, this phrase highlights the spiritual blindness and negligence of the Israelites. They are so consumed by their own ways that they do not pause to reflect on their actions or the consequences thereof. This lack of consideration is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where the people often forget the covenantal relationship with God. The phrase serves as a call to self-examination and awareness of one's spiritual state.

that I remember
The word "remember" here is also derived from "זָכַר" (zakar), emphasizing God's omniscience and His active engagement with His people. Unlike the Israelites, who forget, God remembers. This remembrance is not passive; it is a deliberate and active awareness of their deeds. In a conservative Christian perspective, this underscores the belief in God's justice and His role as a righteous judge who holds humanity accountable for their actions.

all their evil deeds
The phrase "evil deeds" is translated from the Hebrew "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which refers to wickedness or wrongdoing. This encompasses not only individual sins but also systemic and communal transgressions. Historically, the Israelites were engaged in idolatry, social injustice, and breaking of the covenant, which are the "evil deeds" God remembers. This serves as a warning that no sin is hidden from God, and it calls believers to live righteously, knowing that God sees all.

Their sins engulf them
The imagery of being "engulfed" suggests being overwhelmed or surrounded. The Hebrew word "סָבַב" (sabab) can mean to encircle or encompass. This paints a picture of the inescapable nature of sin when it is not confessed and repented. In the historical context of Hosea, the Israelites' persistent sinfulness leads to their downfall and exile. For Christians, this serves as a reminder of the destructive power of sin and the need for repentance and redemption through Christ.

they are always before Me
The phrase "always before Me" indicates God's constant awareness and presence. The Hebrew "תָּמִיד" (tamid) means continually or perpetually. This suggests that nothing escapes God's notice, and He is ever-present. In a conservative Christian view, this is both a comfort and a challenge. It reassures believers of God's constant presence and care, while also reminding them of the need to live in a way that honors Him, knowing that their lives are always in His sight.

(2) Have beset them about.--The wicked deeds of the nation crowded around them as witnesses to reveal their treason against Jehovah.

Verse 2. - And they consider not in their hearts (margin, say not to their heart) that I remember all their wickedness. Between the common reading libravken and bilravken found in several manuscripts by Kennicott and De Rossi, there is a not unimportant difference. The latter, equivalent to saying "in their heart," which is the usual expression, denotes one's inward thoughts or reasonings with himself; the former, equivalent to saying "to their heart," is an address to, or remonstrance with, the heart with the view of restraining its evil purposes. God's remembrance of wickedness imports its punishment. Now their own doings have beset them about. Their doings

(1) have become evident or conspicuous as a robe or garment with which a man is surrounded, or a troop of body-guards placed about him. Or

(2) the terrors and penal consequences of their sins have surrounded them like a garment, as we elsewhere read, "He clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment." In this latter sense the figure is rather taken from enemies besieging a town or city, and beleaguering it closely all around, or from lictors, i.e. officers of the law surrounding them, or even witnesses confronting them on every side. Kimchi explains the sense as follows: "Now their evil deeds surround them, which were before my face and were not hidden from me; and, while they receive the punishment, they will remember that 1 know all the whole, and that it is I who return their reward upon their head." They are before my face, in the last clause, has a striking and awe-inspiring parallel in the ninetieth psalm: "Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance." Aben Ezra's exposition is somewhat obscure; it is as follows: "They think that I do not see them, and they do not observe that their actions encircle them, as they are before my face."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But they fail to
וּבַל־ (ū·ḇal-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

consider
יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ (yō·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

in their hearts
לִלְבָבָ֔ם (lil·ḇā·ḇām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

that I remember
זָכָ֑רְתִּי (zā·ḵā·rə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

their evil.
רָעָתָ֖ם (rā·‘ā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

Now
עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

their deeds
מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם (ma·‘al·lê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4611: A deed, practice

are all around them;
סְבָב֣וּם (sə·ḇā·ḇūm)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

they are
הָיֽוּ׃ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

before
נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

My face.
פָּנַ֖י (pā·nay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face


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