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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 10:14

"Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shallam destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children.""A tumult shall arise ..." This is a reference to the terrors of war which are to come upon the people and overwhelm them, specifically, the invasion of the Assyrians."All thy fortresses ..." None shall stand; all alike shall be overthrown."Shallam destroyed Beth-arbel ..." Both the name of the ruler... read more

Thomas Coke

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

Hosea 10:13. Because thou did trust, &c.— Houbigant begins the 14th verse with this clause: Because thou didst trust, &c. Therefore, &c. And after Grotius, he reads, As Shalman was spoiled by the hand of Jerub-baal [or Gideon] in the day of battle; the mother shall be dashed in pieces with her children. The prophet seems to allude to the war of Gideon against Salmana, general of the Midianites, from whom the city here spoken of was called Shalman. But others suppose that the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 10:13

13. reaped iniquity—that is, the fruit of iniquity; as "righteousness" ( :-) is "the fruit of righteousness" (Job 4:8; Proverbs 22:8; Galatians 6:7; Galatians 6:8). lies—false and spurious worship. trust in thy way—thy perverse way (Isaiah 57:10; Jeremiah 2:23), thy worship of false gods. This was their internal safeguard, as their external was "the multitude of their mighty men." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 10:14

14. tumult—a tumultuous war. among thy people—literally, "peoples": the war shall extend to the whole people of Israel, through all the tribes, and the peoples allied to her. Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel—that is, Shalmaneser, a compound name, in which the part common to it and the names of three other Assyrian kings, is omitted; Tiglath-pileser, Esar-haddon, Shar-ezer. So Jeconiah is abbreviated to Coniah. Arbel was situated in Naphtali in Galilee, on the border nearest Assyria. Against it... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 10:9-15

Israel’s coming war 10:9-15This section also opens with a reference to an event in Israel’s past history (cf. Hosea 9:10; Hosea 10:1; Hosea 11:1). Announcements of war punishment (Hosea 10:9-10; Hosea 10:14-15) bracket Yahweh’s indictment of His people for their sins (Hosea 10:11-13). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 10:13

Instead of plowing righteousness and reaping loyal love (Hosea 10:12), the Israelites had plowed wickedness and reaped injustice. Instead of eating the fruit of righteousness, they had eaten the fruit of lies. They had done this because they trusted in themselves and in their own military might. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 10:14

Because the Israelites trusted in their own army, turmoil rather than tranquillity would mark their life. Their fortresses would suffer destruction rather than protecting the Israelites from destruction. Hosea compared this future loss to one in Israel’s past, but what past event is uncertain."Shalman" may refer to King Shalmaneser III, an Assyrian who conducted campaigns in the West in the ninth century B.C. Another identification of "Shalman" is King Salamanu, a Moabite ruler who was a... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 10:1-15

Denunciations and EntreatiesThis prophecy appears to have been uttered at a later date than the last. There is no longer any mention of Egypt, but the calamity from Assyria seems imminent. Again Hosea urges them to repent while there is time, and again gives way to despair.1. Empty] RV ’luxuriant,’ with reference to the prosperity of Israel. The more he prospered, the more he multiplied his heathenish altars and symbols. Fruit unto himself] RV ’his fruit.’ Images] RV ’pillars’: see on Hosea... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hosea 10:13

(13) Thy way.—By a slight change of the Hebrew word thus rendered it acquires the sense, thy chariots, a reading followed by the LXX. and Ewald, Kuinöl, and Nowack. It establishes a good parallelism, and harmonises with prophetic teaching (Hosea 14:3; Isaiah 2:7). The Masoretic text gives, however, a fine meaning. read more

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