Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 9:1-17
9:1-13:16 ISRAEL’S PUNISHMENTPunishments to fit the sins (9:1-17)Baal worship and its accompanying immoral rituals were aimed at increasing the produce from farms and vineyards. As a punishment God will destroy the farms and vineyards and send the people into captivity. There they will be forced to eat food that to them is unclean (9:1-3). They will not be able to offer the usual food and wine offerings; in fact, they will barely have enough to keep themselves alive. Meanwhile the land in which... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 9:1-2
Hosea 9:1-2. Rejoice not, O Israel It should seem that this prophecy was delivered at a time when the situation of public affairs was promising; perhaps after some signal success, which had given occasion to public rejoicings. As other people Hebrew, כעמים , as, or like, the nations, that is, the heathen nations, or the peoples, as Bishop Horsley renders it, paraphrasing the words thus: “Those national successes, which might be just cause of rejoicing to other people, are none to... read more