Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine,

He stretched out his hand with scoffers.'

And the people have the leadership that they deserve. On the ‘day of the king' (either his birthday or the anniversary of his coronation) they all make themselves sick with wine, while the king stretches out his hands, welcoming those who mock at YHWH. The picture is one of drink and debauchery, and of the debauched behaviour that inevitably follows, including outright blasphemy (compare Hosea 9:7). The people are ruled by inebriates.