호세아 1:4-6 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 1:2-7

These words, The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea, may refer either, 1. To that glorious set of prophets which was raised up about this time. About this time there lived and prophesied Joel, Amos, Micah, Jonah, Obadiah, and Isaiah; but Hosea was the first of them that foretold the destruction of Israel; the beginning of this word of the Lord was by him. We read in the history of this Jeroboam here named (2 Kgs. 14:27) that the Lord had not yet said he would blot out the name of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:4

And the Lord said unto him call his name Jezreel ,.... Which some interpret the "seed of God", as Jerom; or "arm of God", as others; and Kimchi applies it to Jeroboam the son of Joash, who was strong, and prospered in his kingdom; but it rather signifies "God will sow", or "scatter" F14 A rad. זרע "seminavit, disseminavit", Schmidt. ; denoting either their dissension among themselves; or their dispersion among the nations, which afterwards came to pass; and so the Targum, "call their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:5

And it shall come to pass at that day ,.... When the Lord shall take vengeance on the family of Jehu, and deprive them of the kingdom of Israel, and shall punish the idolatrous kings that succeed: that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel ; of which valley see Joshua 17:16 . It is now called the plain of Esdraelon; as it is in the Apocrypha: "And to those among the nations that were of Carmel, and Galaad, and the higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdrelom,'... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:6

And she conceived again, and bare a daughter ,.... One of the weaker sex; denoting the weaker state of the kingdom of Israel after Jeroboam, as Kimchi thinks; Zachariah his son reigning but six months, and Shallum the son of Jabesh, his successor, reigned but one month, 2 Kings 15:8 , and God said unto him, call her name Loruhamah ; which signifies, "she hath not obtained mercy": and what follows explains it to the same sense. The Targum is, "and they added and did evil works; and he... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:4

Call his name Jezreel - יזרעאל that is, God will disperse. This seems to intimate that a dispersion or sowing of Israel shall take place; which happened under Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, 2 Kings 17:5 , 2 Kings 17:6 . But the word refers also to the name of a city, where Jehu slew Jezebel and all the children of Ahab. 2 Kings 9:10 , 2 Kings 9:36 ; 2 Kings 10:6 . This was one of those prophetic names which we so often meet with in the Scriptures; e.g. Japheth Abraham, Israel,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:5

In the valley of Jezreel - This also is supposed to relate either to some signal defeat of the Israelites by the Assyrians, which took place in the valley of Jezreel; or to the death of Zechariah, the fourth lineal descendant of Jehu, which may have happened here. See 2 Kings 15:10 . - Newcome. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:6

Call her Lo-ruhamah - רהמה לא , "Not having obtained mercy." This also was a prophetic or typical name; and the reason of its imposition is immediately given: For I will no more have mercy - ארחם עיד אושיף לא כי ki lo osiph od arachem , "For I will no more add to have mercy upon the house of Israel." This refers to the total destruction of that kingdom. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:4

Verse 4 It now follows, the wife conceived, — the imaginary one, the wife as represented and exhibited. She conceived, he says, and bare a son: then said Jehovah to him, Call his name Jezreel. Many render יזרעאל, Izroal, dispersion, and follow the Chaldean paraphraser. They also think that this ambiguous term contains some allusion; for as זרע, zaro is seed, they suppose that the Prophet indirectly glances at the vain boasting of the people; for they called themselves the chosen seed, because... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:5

Verse 5 This verse was intentionally added; for the Israelites were so inflated with their present good fortune, that they laughed at the judgement denounced. They indeed knew that they were well furnished with arms, and men, and money; in short, they thought themselves in every way unassailable. Hence the Prophet declares, that all this could not prevent God from punishing them. “Ye are,” he says, “inflated with pride; ye set up your valour against God, thinking yourselves strong in arms and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:6

Verse 6 The Prophet shows in this verse that things were become worse and worse in the kingdom of Israel, that they sinned, keeping within no limits, that they rushed headlong into the extremes of impiety. He has already told us, by calling them Jezreelites, that they were from the beginning rejected and degenerate; as though he said, “Your origin has nothing commendable in it; ye think yourselves to be very eminent, because ye derive your descent from holy Jacob; but ye are spurious children,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 1:2-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:6

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