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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 4:4-5

Hosea 4:4-5. Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another Bishop Horsley translates this clause, By no means let any one expostulate, nor let any one reprove; adding, by way of paraphrase, “For all expostulation and reproof will be lost upon this people, such are their stubbornness anal obstinacy. For my people are as they that strive ( Are exactly like those who will contend, Horsley) with the priest “To contend with the priest, the authorized interpreter of the law, and the typical... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 4:1-19

4:1-8:14 ISRAEL’S MORAL CORRUPTIONHosea now turns from his personal experiences to the conditions in Israel that they illustrated. There appears to be little chronological order or logical development in this section. It consists of collections of numerous short messages that Hosea apparently delivered on various occasions over a number of years.Corrupt religion; corrupt people (4:1-5:7)The people have no knowledge of God or his law, and therefore they are unfaithful to him and deceitful in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 4:4

let no man. The reason being given in Hosea 4:4 . they that strive with the priest. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 16:1 , &c. Deuteronomy 17:12 ). App-92 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 4:4

"Yet let no man strive, neither let any reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest."Mauchline paraphrased this verse: "It is God who has the controversy with his people; therefore, let no man enter into it."[11] The forbidding of any man to reprove, however, might also be referred to any who might have sought to reprove the prophet Hosea for pronouncing such stern judgments against Israel. In any case, the judgment is of God, and is not merely that of Hosea. Due to certain... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 4:4

Hosea 4:4. Yet let no man strive, &c.— Let no one expostulate or reprove; for all expostulation and reproof will be lost upon this people, such is their stubbornness and obstinacy. For thy people are as they that strive, &c.— "It is in vain for you to reproach one another. You are given up as to an incurable malady; for you are as a man who strives with the priests; guilty of the highest degree of rebellion, and incapable of correction, by opposing the authorized interpreter of the law,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 4:4

4. let no man . . . reprove—Great as is the sin of Israel, it is hopeless to reprove them; for their presumptuous guilt is as great as that of one who refuses to obey the priest when giving judgment in the name of Jehovah, and who therefore is to be put to death (Deuteronomy 17:12). They rush on to their own destruction as wilfully as such a one. thy people—the ten tribes of Israel; distinct from Judah (Deuteronomy 17:12- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:4

Israel’s guilt was so clear that the Lord forbade the people from denying His charge against them. As judge, He silenced them in His court. In defying Him they were like witnesses who brazenly defied their authority on earth, the priest. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:4-10

The guilt of Israel’s priests 4:4-10In this pericope God addressed the Israelites as a whole but identified sins of their priests in particular. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:1-19

Condemnation of the PriesthoodAn arraignment against Israel as a whole, because of all manner of wickedness against God and man. Prophet and priest, who ought to have taught them better, are only too like them in character, and must share their doom. In Hosea 4:15-17 there is an appeal to Judah not to follow the idolatrous practices of Israel.1. Controversy] i.e. a lawsuit: cp. Isaiah 3:13, Isaiah 3:14. 2. By swearing] RV ’There is nought but swearing.’ Break out] commit acts of violence. Blood... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hosea 4:4

(4) Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another.—Better, Nevertheless, let no one contend, let no one reprove, for the voices of wise counsel, the warnings of the prophet, will be silenced. Ephraim will in his obstinate wrong-doing be left alone. The last clause of the verse is rendered by nearly all versions and commentators, Though thy people are as those who contend with a priest—i.e., are as guilty as those who transgress the teaching of the Torah by defying the injunctions of the priest... read more