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Hosea 7:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They're all cheaters and liars, burning with bad intentions like an oven that stays hot even after the baker stops working. He kneads the dough, then just lets that heat keep building while the bread rises — that's how their corrupt hearts keep burning with selfish plans.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When your heart runs hot with selfish desires, that heat doesn't just turn off — it keeps burning and affecting everything around you.

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They're always looking for the next person to mess around with and literally can't stop doing wrong. They target people who are already struggling and unsure of themselves. Their hearts are like trained athletes — but instead of training for good, they've mastered being greedy and selfish. They're heading straight for destruction.

However, that's not what he intends, and that's not what he's thinking in his heart. Instead, his heart is set on destroying and wiping out many nations.

They carefully look for ways to do wrong; they work hard at planning evil. The inner thoughts of each person and their heart are like deep, hidden places.

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