Hosea 4:19 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 4:19

Hosea 4:19. The wind hath bound her up in her wings Or rather, binds, or, is binding her up, the present tense being put to denote instant futurity. The passage is strongly figurative, to signify that they should be suddenly taken away out of their country, and carried with irresistible force, and incredible speed, into a distant land. It is not unusual, in other writers, to attribute wings to the winds, to express their swiftness; and when any thing is said to be bound up in the wings... 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 4:19

wind, &c. = the spirit of whoredoms (Hosea 4:12 ) has bound itself up. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . in her wings = in her skirts (so as to impede her gait). they shall be ashamed. Compare Isaiah 1:29 . Jeremiah 2:26 . This verse is not "in confusion", as alleged. These verses (16-19) are not "scraps", as alleged, but are closely connected with the context. They are required by the Structure "Hosea 4:15-19 " and "Hosea 5:8-15 " on p. 1213. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 4:19

"The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.""The wind ..." "The wind here is the strong storm-wind of Divine wrath that will seize on Ephraim and carry her away."[47]"They shall be put to shame ..." These verses are the pronouncement of God's judgment of Israel and the impending punishment that would destroy the northern Israel and remove it from the stage of history permanently. The use of the past tense is prophetic and shows that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 4:19

Hosea 4:19. The wind hath bound her up, &c.— A whirlwind shall involve her in its eddies. Houbigant. One of the Jewish expositions is, "The wind is joined to her wings, as it is with a bird which it suffereth not to rest till it hath carried her afar off: so shall the armies of the enemy come against them, and carry them away captive:"—An admirable image of the condition of a people torn by a conqueror from their native land, scattered in exile to the four quarters of the world, and living... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 4:19

19. Israel shall be swept away from her land (Hosea 4:16) suddenly and violently as if by "the wings of the wind" (Psalms 18:10; Psalms 104:3; Jeremiah 4:11; Jeremiah 4:12). ashamed . . . of their sacrifices—disappointed to their shame in their hope of help through their sacrifices to idols. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:15-19

Judgment on the idolatrous worship 4:15-19 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:19

God would blow Israel away in judgment as though the wind wrapped the nation in its wings. When judgment came, the Israelites would finally feel shame for sacrificing to idols."God’s covenant people are called to court, found to be in violation of the stipulations of his covenant, and sentenced to destruction."The passage details a long series of crimes against the divine law, all related to the catalog of blessings and curses found in Deuteronomy 28-33. The sins of omission and commission... 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 4:18-19

(18, 19) The Authorised version is here very defective. Translate, Their carousal hath become degraded; with whoring they whore. Her shields love shame. A blast hath seized her in its wings, so that they are covered with shame for their offerings. “Shields” mean the princes of the people, as in Psalms 47:9. The fern. “her” in these verses refers to Ephraim, in accordance with the common Hebrew idiom. The change of person to the masculine plural is characteristic of the style of Hebrew prophecy.... read more