Hos 7:5 | CPDV | STEP | On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions.

Hosea 7:5

5 On the day of our king, the leaders began to be mad with wine; he extended his hand with those who fabricate illusions. ^{▼▼7:5This last phrase is interesting. It is translated as ‘scoffers’ by the Douay-Rheims; it can also refer to those who mock or ridicule. But it gives rise to the English word illusion and is derived from ‘ludere,’ meaning ‘to play.’ It refers to those who put on a play, who make use of illusions to mock, in other words, to what we today call the entertainment industry or the media.(Conte)}