Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hosea 5:13
(13) To the Assyrian.—Their adversity leads Ephraim to seek protection from their formidable foe instead of turning to the Lord. (On “Jareb,” see Excursus.)EXCURSUS A: ON JAREB (Hosea 5:13).Schrader, in his “Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament,” has the following note:—“King Combat, or Contention (Jareb), is not a proper name—none such being found in the Assyrian lists. In the prevailing uncertainty respecting Biblical chronology, it is hard to determine what Assyrian monarch is meant... read more
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:1-15
Predictions of PunishmentThe priests, the people, and the royal dynasty have alike sinned, and will alike be punished. Their coquetting with Assyria will prove utterly futile. Judah has also sinned, and will receive their punishment. But there is ever yet hope in the future, if they will but repent.1. Toward you] RV ’unto you.’ Judgment belongs to you by right, and having abused your privilege you deserve greater punishment.Mizpah and Tabor are both spoken of as ancient sanctuaries: cp Judges... read more