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OET (OET-LV) The_day_of our_king_of_our princes they_became_sick fever_of from_wine he_stretched_out his/its_hand with mockers.
OET (OET-RV) On our king’s day, the leaders became red in the face from the wine.
⇔ Then he joined in with those who were mocking.
In this section, the LORD again spoke to the people of Israel and Judah. In contrast to the people’s future repentance (6:1–3), he gave examples of their current disloyalty and corruption, including their reliance on other nations instead of him. They continued to commit sins, and they refused to seek him. He announced that he would judge them, and he illustrated his coming judgment in various ways.
In this section, the Hebrew text sometimes uses second person pronouns (“you”) and sometimes third person pronouns (“they” or “he”) to refer to the people of Israel. The BSB follows the Hebrew pronoun usage. It uses “they” in 6:5–10, “you” in 6:4 & 11, and “they” or “he” in 7:1–16. Throughout these verses the LORD is the speaker, and he either addresses the people directly or speaks about them.
English versions all use “you” in 6:11 and “they” in chapter 7, but they differ in the way they use the pronouns in 6:5–10. You should use the most natural and least confusing way in your language to handle the pronouns in 6:5–10. In 6:7–10, the Display will follow the BSB pronoun choice in the first meaning line and give another pronoun choice in the second meaning line. See the note on “you” in 2:16b–c, where the pronoun changes are similar.
Here are some other examples of section headings:
Transitory Faithfulness and Imminent Judgment (NET)
Impenitence of Israel and Judah (NRSV)
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king;
¶ “On the day the king was honored, the king and his officials got sick from drinking too much wine.
¶ “At the king’s celebration, the rulers get very drunk,
The princes are inflamed with wine: Some versions specify that other people caused the princes to become drunk. These versions include the CEV, KJV, and GNT. For example the CEV has: “his officials got him drunk.” This interpretation is unlikely and is not recommended. The subject of the clause is probably the princes themselves. Keil (page 105) notes that the form of the Hebrew verb used here indicates that they caused themselves to become sick by drinking too much. In Hebrew, this clause is literally “the princes became sick with heat from wine.” This clause describes the effects of drinking a lot of wine.
The words “became sick”NIDOTTE (#655) identifies both physical and emotional conditions for this Hebrew root, including illness, wounds, and grief. Neither it nor BDB, TWOT, or HALOT identifies the specific nature of the “sickness” caused by the wine here in Hosea 7:5. may imply that the princes were so drunk that they vomited (see the description in Isaiah 28:7–8). The word “heat” may also imply that their faces were flushed.McComiskey (page 104) mentions both vomiting and a flushed face as possibilities. However, it is more likely that these two descriptions are simply figurative ways to indicate that the princes were very drunk. English versions that use words such as inflamed or “heat” may do so to fit the simile of a hot oven in 7:4 and 7:6.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
Use a natural way in your language to describe the effect of drunkenness. For example:
The rulers became crazy with wine (NCV)
The leaders were overcome with wine.
Translate the idea of drunkenness directly. Leave the effects of drunkenness implied. For example:
the princes get drunk. (NLT)
on the day of our king: This refers to a celebration of some kind. The celebration may have been the king’s coronation day, his birthday, or some other special day to honor him. Many versions do not specify the kind of celebration it was.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
On the day of the king’s celebration (GW)
At the holiday for our king (NJB)
so he joins hands with those who mock him.
He joined people who were mocking what is good.
and the king joins them in showing his arrogance and scorn for others.
so he joins hands with those who mock him: This clause probably means that the king participated with his officials and other wicked people in showing scorn and mockery for God or for other people. The historical context is not known, so it is not possible to determine who the mockers were or what they were saying or doing to show their scorn.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
the king joins mockers. (GW)
the king joined in with others who were showing their scorn
those who mock him: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as those who mock him refers to people who are arrogant as well as scornful. But the focus of this word is on the disdainful way that mockers treat others rather than their feelings of pride. In the context of 7:1–4, they are people who reject God and refuse to follow his wise commands.The book of Proverbs describes a “mocker” or “scorner” as haughty, unwise and resistant to correction (21:24; 14:6; 9:7). See TWOT (#1113) for more information.
Here are some other ways to translate this word:
scoffers (NASB)
arrogant people who show their scorn/contempt for others
(Occurrence 0) On the day of our king
(Some words not found in UHB: day our_king_of,our became_sick princes heat_of from,wine stretched_out his/its=hand DOM mockers )
This is perhaps a festival held by the king.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) He reached out with his hand
(Some words not found in UHB: day our_king_of,our became_sick princes heat_of from,wine stretched_out his/its=hand DOM mockers )
This probably means to unite or join with someone. It may mean that the king joins with his officials to mock things or people that should not be mocked, even God himself.
7:3-7 The northern kingdom of Israel saw a succession of seven different kings during the final twenty-five years of its existence, four of whom were assassinated by usurpers. This passage refers to the vicious and bloody political intrigue that characterized these years.
OET (OET-LV) The_day_of our_king_of_our princes they_became_sick fever_of from_wine he_stretched_out his/its_hand with mockers.
OET (OET-RV) On our king’s day, the leaders became red in the face from the wine.
⇔ Then he joined in with those who were mocking.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.