Hosea 12:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hosea 12:1

feedeth: Hosea 8:7, Job 15:2, Jeremiah 22:22 he daily: Hosea 11:12 and they: Hosea 5:13, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 17:4-Joshua :, Isaiah 30:6, Isaiah 30:7 Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:13 - come up Job 6:26 - as wind Proverbs 15:14 - the mouth Ecclesiastes 6:11 - General Isaiah 7:2 - is confederate with Isaiah 44:20 - feedeth Isaiah 55:2 - do ye Isaiah 57:9 - thou wentest to the king Jeremiah 2:36 - gaddest Lamentations 5:6 - to the Egyptians Ezekiel 17:10 - shall it Ezekiel 23:5 - on the Ezekiel... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hosea 12:1

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.Feedeth on wind — It is a proverbial speech; denoting his supporting himself with hopes, as unfit to sustain him as the wind is to feed us.Increaseth lies — By making new leagues, and fortifying himself with them, against the menaces of God by his prophets.Desolation — Which will only hasten and increase his... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 12:1

1. Feedeth on wind Israel seeks sustenance where sustenance cannot be found (Hosea 8:7). Followeth after See comment on “follow on” in Hosea 6:3. East wind The Sirocco; the most destructive wind of Palestine, blowing from the desert, accompanied by clouds of sand, and bringing suffering and anguish, and sometimes even death, to man and beast. The figure adds to the preceding the idea of destructiveness. They run not only after that which is unsubstantial and empty, but even after that... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 12:1-6

CONDEMNATION OF ISRAEL’S FAITHLESSNESS; EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE, Hosea 11:12 to Hosea 12:6. The following appears to be the most probable interpretation of this exceedingly difficult section, Hosea 11:12, begins a new series of indictments. Israel proved false to Jehovah when it entered into covenants with foreign nations (Hosea 11:12; Hosea 12:1). If the references to Judah are original they cannot be interpreted as a eulogy of Judah, for north and south were equally guilty. The three... read more

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hosea 12:1

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hosea 12:1

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 12:1

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 12:1-6

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