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Hosea 7 General Notes
Structure and formatting
This chapter continues using poetic forms to speak of Yahweh's anger over the sin of the people. The people are not seeking Yahweh; they are seeking other gods and looking for salvation from other nations like Egypt and Assyria. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Baking
Baking of bread is an extended metaphor in this chapter. Yahweh uses various aspects of this activity to show his displeasure with their sins. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
Israel and Ephraim
This chapter begins by using two different names for the same group of people: Israel and Ephraim. It also mentions Samaria, which was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel.