Hos 12:7 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 7. He is a merchant ] Or a Canaanite ; referring to the Phoenicians , famous for their traffic. Ephraim is as corrupt as those heathenish traffickers were. He kept, as many in all ages have done, a weight and a weight ; a heavy one to buy with and a light one to sell by.

‏ Hosea 12:7

Verse 7. He is a merchant] Or a Canaanite; referring to the Phoenicians, famous for their traffic. Ephraim is as corrupt as those heathenish traffickers were. He kept, as many in all ages have done, a weight and a weight; a heavy one to buy with and a light one to sell by.