Osée 13:9-14:9 BDS

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-14

God-exaltation. God is exalted, negatively, by the overthrow of whatever is opposed to him—in Israel's case, by the humbling of their pride, the discovery of the vanity of their earthly trusts, and the overthrow of the sinful kingdom; and, positively, by the ultimate triumph of his purpose of salvation—a triumph even over death. I. ISRAEL THE AUTHOR OF HIS OWN DESTRUCTION . ( Hosea 13:9 ) It was a destruction: 1. For which he only was responsible . "Destroyed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

Ruin, retribution, and resurrection. Underlying these verses, and interpenetrating the judgment of Jehovah's anger with which they are charged, there is a deep undertone of tenderness. The prophet speaks, in the Lord's Name," with the laboring voice, interrupted by sobs, of a judge whose duty it is to pronounce the final heavy sentence after all possible pleadings and considerations have been gone through ' (Ewald). I. ISRAEL 'S RUIN . This is referred to, both as regards its origin... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself, but in Me is thy help - This is one of the concise sayings of Hosea, which is capable of many shades of meaning. The five words, one by one, are literally, “Israel, thy destruction, for” or “that, in” or “against Me, in” or “against thy help.” Something must be supplied any way; the simplest seems; “O Israel, thy destruction” is, “that” thou hast been, hast rebelled “against Me, against thy help” . Yet, in whatever way the words are filled up, the general... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:9

Hosea 13:9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself Thy sins have brought down destruction upon thee, and it is from me only thou canst expect any help, which I will in due time afford thee. The Hebrew of this verse is capable of different versions. That of the Vulgate, Destruction is thy own, O Israel: only in me is thy help, seems one of the most literal; unless, taking שׁחתךְ for a verb, we prefer rendering the first clause, It has destroyed thee, O Israel; that is, all that sin and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:1-16

The destruction of Israel (13:1-16)Ephraim prided itself that it was the leading tribe in Israel and that the other tribes did as Ephraim told them. Ephraim must therefore bear the responsibility for the development of Baal worship in Israel. As the morning dew quickly vanishes with the rising of the sun, so Ephraim, and all the other tribes with it, will soon disappear (13:1-3).God saved the Israelites from slavery, looked after them in the wilderness and gave them a land, but in their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 13:9

thou hast destroyed thyself = the destruction [which thou art suffering] is all thine own. Ref to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:5 . Hebrew. shahath, same word as "corrupted"). App-92 . but in Me, &c. = for I am thy [true] help. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 13:9

"It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy help."In a sense, Israel was their own destruction. God is the Father of mercies, but all who rebel against God cause, and are responsible for, their own everlasting destruction; and, not only was this true of ancient Israel, it is likewise true of all today who choose to follow the ways of vanity and wickedness. "The word for `destruction' here is used by the writer of Genesis 6:17; 9:15 with reference to the Flood with... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 13:9-10

Hosea 13:9-10. O Israel, &c.— O Israel, I will destroy thee, and who shall bring thee help?Hosea 13:10. Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? And thy judges, &c. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:9

9. thou . . . in me—in contrast. hast destroyed thyself—that is, thy destruction is of thyself (Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 8:36). in me is thine help—literally, "in thine help" (compare Proverbs 8:36- :). Hadst thou rested thy hope in Me, I would have been always ready at hand for thy help [GROTIUS]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 13:9

By turning against the Lord who only desired to help them (cf. Hosea 13:4), the Israelites had done something that would result in their own destruction. How ironic it was that Israel’s helper would become her destroyer! read more