Holy Scripture
Hosea 7:16
A church father on this verse
“"They turned back, so as to be without a yoke: they became as a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by the rage of their tongue: this their derision in the land of Egypt." LXX: "they were turned into nothing, they became like a tense bow, their rulers shall fall by the sword because of their lack of…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16They turned aside to that which is not, they became as a bent bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, by reason of the unbridled state of their tongue: this is their setting at nought in the land of Egypt.
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14And their hearts did not cry to me, but they howled on their beds: they pined for oil and wine.
15They were instructed by me, and I strengthened their arms; and they devised evils against me.
— Hosea 7:16 —