Hos 7:16 | HCSB | STEP | They turn , but not to what is above ; they are like a faulty bow . Their leaders will fall by the sword because of the cursing of their tongue . They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt .

c Ps 12:3-4; 17:10; Dn 7:25; Mal 3:13-14

‏ Hosea 7:16

16 They turn, but not to what is above; ^{▼▼Some emend to turn to what is useless}
they are like a faulty bow. ^b
Their leaders will fall by the sword
because of the cursing of their tongue. ^c
They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt. ^d