But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
like men--the common sort of men (Psa 82:7). Not as Margin, "like Adam," Job 31:33. For the expression "covenant" is not found elsewhere applied to Adam's relation to God; though the thing seems implied (Rom 5:12-19). Israel "transgressed the covenant" of God as lightly as men break everyday compacts with their fellow men. there--in the northern kingdom, Israel.
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. (g) That is, like small and weak persons.
Love manifesting itself in righteousness, rooted in the knowledge of God: this is what God takes pleasure in, not heartless sacrifices by which the wicked fancy they cover their sins. Israel and Judah transgressed the covenant like Adam, who broke God's command; they acted treacherously where they were bound to obedience.
AI summary
Commenting on Hosea 6:6-7