Hosea 7:10

"And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this."

"The pride of Israel ..." has two possible meanings, God Himself being referred to as "the pride of Israel"; but this is apparently not the meaning here, which we understand to be "The arrogance or false pride of Israel" testifies against them before God. In harmony with this understanding of it, the New English Bible translates this line, "So, Israel's arrogance cries out against them."

God had yielded to their foolish demands for a king; and their total history had demonstrated what a sorry lot were their kings; and when Hosea wrote, the country was sinking into anarchy; corruption had entrenched itself throughout the whole nation and was seated upon the throne itself; but nobody even thought of returning to the Lord! There was really nothing else for God to do except remove them from the face of the earth, a thing that took place shortly after this prophecy was written.