7 They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
7 They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord; for they have borne alien children. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.
7 They've played fast and loose with me for too long, filling the country with their bastard offspring. A plague of locusts will devastate their violated land.
7 They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
7 They have betrayed the honor of the Lord, bearing children that are not his. Now their false religion will devour them along with their wealth.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 5:7
Commentary on Hosea 5:1-7
(Read Hosea 5:1-7)
The piercing eye of God saw secret liking and disposition to sin, the love the house of Israel had to their sins, and the dominion their sins had over them. Pride makes men obstinate in other sins. And as Judah was treading in the same steps, they would fall with Israel. By dealing treacherously with the Lord, men only deceive themselves. Those that go to seek the Lord with their flocks and their herds only, and not with their hearts and souls, cannot expect to find him; nor shall any speed who do not seek the Lord while he may be found. See how much it is our concern to seek God early, now, while it is the accepted time, and the day of salvation.