Hosea 6:7 (LSB)

Passage

But like Adam they have trespassed against the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me.

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:5 Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have killed them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.

Hosea 6:6 For I delight in lovingkindness rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:7 But like Adam they have trespassed against the covenant; There they have dealt treacherously against Me.

Hosea 6:8 Gilead is a city of workers of iniquity, With a track of blood.

Hosea 6:9 And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed lewdness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "like", "adam", "trespassed", "against", "covenant", "dealt", and "treacherously". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "like" and "adam", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For I delight in lovingkindness rather than..." into verse 8's "Gilead is a city of workers of...", so "like" and "adam" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "like" and "adam" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.