Bible Commentary

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 5. their backsliding ] i.e. the damage which their ‘backsliding’ has brought upon them. love them freely ] Or, ‘spontaneously’, i.e. without receiving any gifts but those mentioned in Hos 14:2. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 14:5”

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will heal their backsliding – God, in answer, promises to heal that wound of their souls, from where every other evil came, their fickleness and unsteadfastness. Hitherto, this had been the characteristic of Israel. Within a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 14:4”

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 3. Israel here renounces those sins against the theocracy of which Jehovah’s prophet had specially accused him, viz. trust in Assyria … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 14:3”

Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. 2. Take with you words ] It is one of the most undoubtedly ancient of the religious laws of the Pentateuch that ‘none shall appear before … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 14:2”

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 1. return for thou hast fallen ] To ‘stumble’ or to ‘fall’ means to be visited by a calamity (as Hos 4:3, Hos 5:5). Experience has shown the Israelites, to quote Jeremiah (Hos 2:19), ‘what an evil and bitter thing … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 14:1”

Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. 16. become desolate ] Rather, be dealt with as guilty (as Hos 10:2). their infants, &c.] Rather, their children (those of an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 13:16”

Though he be fruitful among [his] brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. 15. Though he be fruitful, &c.] Rather, For though he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 13:15”

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. 14. But a father cannot long endure to contemplate the prospect of his child’s ruin. from the power … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 13:14”

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the breaking forth of children. 13, 14. These verses, at least down to the last clause of Hos 13:14, seem a slight digression. The prophet declares that the troubles which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 13:13”

The iniquity of Ephraim [is] bound up; his sin [is] hid. 12. But this instability of government is not Israel’s full punishment. bound up ] Tied up as in a bag (comp. Job 14:17). hid ] Rather, laid by in store (as Job 21:19). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The iniquity of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 13:12”