Hosea 10:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12-15

Moral husbandry. Israel's duty is here contrasted with their practice. I. THE KIND OF HUSBANDRY ISRAEL OUGHT TO HAVE FOLLOWED . ( Hosea 10:12 ) 1. Preparation of the soil . Israel is first bid to sow; then going a step further back, the people are commanded, "Break up your fallow ground." If fruits of righteousness are to be produced, it needs, not simply a weeding and recultivation of the old soil—the natural, unrenewed heart—but the preparation of a soil... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy - Literally, “in the proportion of mercy,” not in proportion to what you have sown, nor what justice would give, but beyond all deserts, “in the proportion of mercy;” i. e., “according to the capacity and fullness of the mercy of God; what becometh the mercy of God, which is boundless,” which overlooketh man’s failings, and giveth an infinite reward for poor imperfect labor. As our Lord says, “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 10:12

Hosea 10:12. Sow to yourselves in righteousness. Exercise yourselves in the works of righteousness and holiness, in the performance of all duties due both to God and man. Reap in mercy And then God, of his grace and mercy, will, in due time, bestow an abundant reward upon you. Break up your fallow ground Your hearts are as ground overrun with weeds, which have need to be ploughed and broken up by conviction, humiliation, and godly sorrow for sin, that good seed may be sown in them. For... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 10:1-15

Click image for full-size versionReaping what they have sown (10:1-15)The more prosperous the people of Israel become, the more they increase their worship of Baal. The more certain, therefore, is their coming judgment (10:1-2). No one can be trusted. Injustice, like a poisonous plant, is having a deadly effect. It is killing the nation. The people do not fear God, and as a result will fall under his judgment. They, along with their king and the golden calf that they worship, will be carried... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 10:12

to seek the LORD. Ref to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 4:29 ). App-92 . rain righteousness, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:2 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 10:12

"Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you."We believe that Mauchline was correct in his opinion that:"This verse is not to be interpreted as an appeal by Hosea to his contemporaries to turn from evil, but as the instructions that were given to Ephraim in the early days ... The instructions to Ephraim were not obeyed (as proved by Hosea 10:13)."[19]"For it is time to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 10:12

Hosea 10:12. Sow to yourselves in righteousness— "Employ yourselves in works of justice and charity; and then, through the mercy of JEHOVAH, you may still hope to reap the fruits of your repentance and reformation." Instead of Reap in mercy, Houbigant reads, Reap in benevolence; leaving handfuls for the poor and the widow, as your law commands." And instead of, For it is time to seek the Lord, he reads, And seek you the Lord again and again: seek him with earnest and anxious desire. Some... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 10:12

12. Continuation of the image in Hosea 10:11 (Hosea 10:11- :). Act righteously and ye shall reap the reward; a reward not of debt, but of grace. in mercy—according to the measure of the divine "mercy," which over and above repays the goodness or "mercy" which we show to our fellow man (Luke 6:38). break . . . fallow ground—Remove your superstitions and vices, and be renewed. seek . . . Lord, fill he come—Though not answered immediately, persevere unceasingly "till He come." rain—send down as a... 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 10:11-15

A confirming announcement of war 10:11-15 read more

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