Hosea 7:3
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׂמַחsâmachprobably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- שַׂרsara head person (of any rank or class)
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- מֶלֶךְmeleka king
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 1:32, Mic 7:3, Jer 28:1–4, Jer 5:31, 1Jn 4:5, Hos 4:2, 1Ki 22:6, Amo 7:10–13