Hosea 7:5

Day of our king. The fact that Hosea speaks of “our king” identifies him with the northern kingdom. This “day” may mean some day in which a celebration was held to honor the king. In any case it was a day of excess, when drunkenness brought out the evil in men by removing the power of self-restraint. There is in this verse an implied warning against the use of alcoholic beverages because of their harmful effect upon manhood and womanhood (see Prov. 23:29-32; 31:4, 5; Hab. 2:15).

Scorners. Derived from the Hebrew verb lis, “to talk big,” or “to mock” (see on Prov. 20:1). Instead of supporting the righteous elements of his kingdom, the king “stretched out his hand,” that is, joined himself, with those who were the scorners of the good and true.