Héxīāshū 4:7

7 Jìsī yuèfā zēng duō , jiù yuèfā dé zuì wǒ . wǒ bì shǐ tāmende róngyào biàn wèi xiūrǔ .

Héxīāshū 4:7 Meaning and Commentary

Hosea 4:7

As they were increased, so they sinned against me
As the children of the priests increased and grew up, they sinned against the Lord, imitating their parents; they were as many sinners as they were persons, not one to be excepted: this expresses their universal depravity and corruption. Some understand it of their increase, as in number, so in riches, wealth, honour, dignity, and authority, and yet they sinned more and more; which shows their ingratitude. So the Targum,

``as I have multiplied fruits unto them''

Therefore will I change their glory into shame,
take away their priesthood from them, so that they shall be no more priests, and as if they never had been; and reduce them to a state of poverty, meanness, and disgrace; and cause them to go into captivity with the meanest of the people; and be in no more honour, but subject to as much scorn and contempt as they.

Héxīāshū 4:7 In-Context

5 Nǐ zhè jìsī bì rì jiān diēdǎo , xiānzhī yĕ bì yè jiān yǔ nǐ yītóng diēdǎo . wǒ bì mièjué nǐde mǔqin .

6 Wǒde mín yīn wúzhī zhì ér mièwáng . nǐ qì diào zhīshi , wǒ yĕ bì qì diào nǐ , shǐ nǐ bú zaì gĕi wǒ zuò jìsī . nǐ jì wáng le nǐ shén de lǜfǎ , wǒ yĕ bì wàngjì nǐde érnǚ .

7 Jìsī yuèfā zēng duō , jiù yuèfā dé zuì wǒ . wǒ bì shǐ tāmende róngyào biàn wèi xiūrǔ .

8 Tāmen chī wǒ mín de shú zuì jì , mǎn xīnyuàn yì wǒ mín fàn zuì .

9 Jiānglái mín rúhé , jìsī yĕ bì rúhé , wǒ bì yīn tāmen suǒ xíng de chéngfá tāmen , zhào tāmen suǒ zuò de bàoyìng tāmen .