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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Some think that this chapter refers to Judah, the two tribes, as the adulteress the prophet married (Hos. 1:3) represented the ten tribes; for this was not to be divorced, as the ten tribes were, but to be left desolate for a long time, and then to return, as the two tribes did. But these are called the children of Israel, which was the ten tribes, and therefore it is more probable that of them this parable, as well as that before, is to be understood. Go, and repeat it, says God to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:3

And I said unto her ,.... Having bought or hired her; this was the covenant or agreement he made with her, thou shall abide for me many days ; dwell alone in some solitary and separate place, and have no conversation with any, especially with men; live like a widow that has lost her husband, and so wait for a long time till the prophet should think fit to take her to his house and bed: thou shall not play the harlot, and thou shall not be for another man ; neither prostitute herself,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

Thou shalt abide for me many days - He did not take her home, but made a contract with her that, if she would abstain from her evil ways, he would take her to himself after a sufficient trial. In the meantime he gave her the money and the barley to subsist upon, that she might not be under the temptation of becoming again unfaithful. So will I also be for thee - That is, if thou, Israel, wilt keep thyself separate from thy idolatry, and give me proof, by thy total abstinence from idols,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

Verse 3 Hence he adds, I said to her, For many days shalt thou tarry for me, and thou shalt not become wanton, and thou shalt not be for any man, that is, ‘Thou shalt remain a widow; for it is for this reason that I still retain thee, to find out whether thou wilt sincerely repent. I would not indeed be too easy towards thee, lest I should by indulgence corrupt thee: I shall see what thy conduct will be: you must in the meantime continue a widow.’ This, then was God’s small favor which remained... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-3

God's mercifulness and Israel's sinfulness are brought into contrast. Some are disposed to regard the woman mentioned in this chapter as identical with Gomer, whom the prophet had previously made his wife; and that she had in the mean time forsaken her husband the prophet, and had formed an adulterous connection with another man: while others regard the command of God to the prophet and his conduct in compliance therewith in the light of a new transaction with a different individual. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Hosea detains Gomer in seclusion. This chapter, like Hosea 1:1-11 ; is written in prose; all the other twelve being rhythmical. It deals, as Hosea 1:1-11 . does, with the personal life of Hosea, giving one further glimpse of the bitter domestic sorrow by which God made him a prophet. The same wonderful providence which had led him to marry Gomer at the first now impelled him to rescue her from the wretchedness into which she had fallen. And his own quenchless love for his erring wife... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Love to the adulteress. It has been shown in Hosea 2:1-23 . that the punishment of Israel is designed to work for the nation's moral recovery. A new symbol is accordingly employed to set forth this aspect of the truth; as formerly the punitive aspects of God's dealing with the nation had been exhibited in the symbols of Hosea 1:1-11 . The symbol is again drawn from the prophet's relations to his wife. I. THE PROPHET 'S CONTINUED LOVE FOR HIS UNFAITHFUL WIFE . ( Hosea... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:3

Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shall not be for another man. The prophet imposes certain restrictions of a very stringent character on his wife; he places her in a state of isolation; her past excesses and his purpose of effecting her reformation necessitate such measures, however strict and severe or even harsh they may appear. She is not to be admitted into full fellowship with her husband, nor is she to be allowed the possibility of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 3:3

Thou shalt abide for me many days - Literally, “thou shalt sit,” solitary and as a widow Deuteronomy 21:13, quiet and sequestered; not going after others, as heretofore, but waiting for him; Exodus 24:14; Jeremiah 3:2); and “that,” for an undefined, but long season, until he should come and take her to himself.And thou shalt not be for another man - Literally, “and thou shalt not be to a man,” i. e., not even to thine own man or husband. She was to remain without following sin, yet without... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 3:3

Hosea 3:3. And I said, Thou shalt abide for me many days The Vulgate renders this, Dies multos expectabis me, non fornicaberis, Thou shalt wait for me many days; thou shalt not commit fornication. The meaning is, that she should remain in a state of separation from the prophet, and every other man, sequestered and solitary, for many days, that there might be proof of her reformation. Thou shalt not be for another man, so will I also be for thee As there is nothing in the Hebrew for the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 3:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 3:3

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