Hosea 6:7 (YLT)

Passage

And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me.

Nearby Context

Hosea 6:5 Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.

Hosea 6:6 For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.

Hosea 6:7 And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me.

Hosea 6:8 Gilead <FI>is<Fi> a city of workers of iniquity, Slippery from blood.

Hosea 6:9 And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder--the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For kindness I desired and not sacrifice..." into verse 8's "Gilead FI is Fi a city of...", so "adam" and "transgressed" 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 "adam" and "transgressed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.