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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 6:4-11

Two things, two evil things, both Judah and Ephraim are here charged with, and justly accused of:? I. That they were not firm to their own convictions, but were unsteady, unstable as water, Hos. 6:4, 5. O Ephraim! what shall I do unto thee? O Judah! what shall I do unto thee? This is a strange expression. Can Infinite Wisdom be at a loss what to do? Can it be nonplussed, or put upon taking new measures? By no means; but God speaks after the manner of men, to show how absurd and unreasonable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 6:7

But they, like men, have transgressed the covenant ,.... The false prophets, as Aben Ezra, whom he threatened to cut off and slay, Hosea 6:5 ; or rather Ephraim and Judah, whose goodness was so fickle and unstable; and who, instead of doing acts of mercy, and seeking after the true knowledge of God and his worship, which are preferable to all sacrifices, they transgressed the law of God, which they promised at Mount Sinai to obey; the precepts of the moral law, even of both tables, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 6:8

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity ,.... The chief city in the land of Gilead, which lay beyond Jordan, inhabited by Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh; and so belonged to the ten tribes, whose sins are here particularly observed. It had its name from the country, or the country from that, or both from the mountain of the same name. It is thought to be Ramothgilead, a city of refuge, and put for all the cities of refuge in those parts, which were inhabited by priests... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:7

But they like men ( כאדם keadam , "like Adam") have transgressed the covenant - They have sinned against light and knowledge as he did. This is sense, the other is scarcely so. There was a striking similarity in the two cases. Adam, in Paradise, transgressed the commandment, and I cast him out: Israel, in possession of the promised land, transgressed my covenant, and I cast them out, and sent them into captivity. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:8

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity - In this place Jacob and Laban made their covenant, and set up a heap of stones, which was called Galeed, the heap of testimony; and most probably idolatry was set up here. Perhaps the very heap became the object of superstitious adoration. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:7

Verse 7 God then subjoins a complaint, — But they like men have transgressed the covenant; there have they dealt treacherously against me. Here God shows that the Israelites boasted in vain of their sacrifices and of all the pomps of their external worship, for God did not regard these external things, but only wished to exercise the faithful in spiritual worship. Then the import of the whole is this, “My design was, when I appointed the sacrifices and the whole legal worship, to lead you so to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:8

Verse 8 I shall first speak of the subject, and then something shall be added in its place of the words. The Prophet here notices, no doubt, something special against Gilead, which through the imperfection of history is now to us obscure. But in the first place, we must remember, that Gilead was one of the cities of refuge; and the Levites possessed these cities, which were destined for fugitives. If any one killed a man by chance, that the relatives might not take revenge, the Lord provided... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:4-9

Israel's inconstant. The Lord had just comforted the truly godly portion of the people; he now turns aside and expostulates with the ungodly. Judah as well as Ephraim—the two tribes and the ten—fell far short, unspeakably short, of the picture of penitence, with the annexed promises, which he had just placed before them. Their state had become so desperate that destruction had become their desert, not because of his severity, but their own sin, themselves being judges. I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6-11

Religion and irreligion. In the verse immediately preceding, God has spoken of sending his prophets to "hew," and his words to "slay," and of visiting the nation with a sunrise of judgment. And now, in the remainder of the chapter, he proceeds to justify these threatenings by setting forth the reason why he felt compelled to deal with the Hebrews in this fashion. I. THE NATURE OF TRUE RELIGION . ( Hosea 6:6 , Hosea 6:7 ) It is described here in a twofold manner. 1. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:7

But they like men (margin, like Adam ) have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. This verse is variously rendered. (1) They like men (that is, men in general, or the rest of mankind, to whom they are in no way superior) have transgressed the covenant . (2) They are like men who transgress a covenant ; according to this rendering the word אדם is otiose, or adds nothing, nor is indeed required. (3) They like Adam have transgressed... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 6:4-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 6:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 6:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:7

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