Hos 7:14 | TNotes | STEP | 7:14 They cut themselves: Self-mutilation was characteristic of Canaanite worship (see 1 Kgs 18:28 ); it was prohibited in Israel (Deut 14:1 ).

b1 Kgs 18:28►

cDeut 14:1►

‏ Hosea 7:14

7:14 ^a They cut themselves: Self-mutilation was characteristic of Canaanite worship (see 1 Kgs 18:28 ^b); it was prohibited in Israel (Deut 14:1 ^c).