Hosea 11:10 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 11:8-12

In these verses we have, I. God's wonderful backwardness to destroy Israel (Hos. 11:8, 9): How shall I give thee up? Here observe, 1. God's gracious debate within himself concerning Israel's case, a debate between justice and mercy, in which victory plainly inclines to mercy's side. Be astonished, O heavens! at this, and wonder, O earth! at the glory of God's goodness. Not that there are any such struggles in God as there are in us, or that he is ever fluctuating or unresolved; no, he is in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:10

They shall walk after the Lord ,.... That is, after the Messiah, who is Jehovah our righteousness; that Jehovah the Jews pierced, and now shall mourn at the sight of, being converted to him; for these are the chosen of God among that people, who in the latter day shall partake of the grace and favour before expressed, in consequence of which they shall be set a seeking the Lord their God, and David their King; and, finding him, shall follow after him, as sheep go after their shepherd, being... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:10

They shall walk after the Lord - They shall discern the operations of his providence, when, He shall roar like a lion - When he shall utter his majestic voice, Cyrus shall make his decree. The people shall tremble - be in a state of commotion; every one hurrying to avail himself of the opportunity to return to his own land. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:10

Verse 10 When the Prophet says, that they shall walk after Jehovah, he proceeds farther than before; for here he refers not to the mitigation of punishment, but promises restoration. He had said before, that though the Lord would deal severely with his people, there would yet be some moderation in his wrath, so that he would not destroy the whole people. Now, it follows, that God, after having thus restrained himself, will extend his favour even to the restoration of the people, and bring to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-12

The ingratitude of Israel and its punishment. Both are remarkably manifested in these verses. After all God's loving-kindness they refuse to turn to God. I. THEIR PERVERSENESS . History repeats itself. This is true ecclesiastically as well as civilly, under the Jewish economy as in the Christian dispensation. Once before, at an early period in Hebrew history and on a remarkable occasion, the Israelites, discouraged by the teachings of the spies, debased by previous servitude,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:8-11

Mercy seasons justice. Jehovah's love for Israel had been conspicuous during the infancy of the nation ( Hosea 11:1-4 ); but it seems even more wonderful now, in the time el Ephraim's moral decrepitude and premature decay. There is no more exquisitely pathetic passage in Holy Scripture than the one before us. It is of a piece with Jeremiah's prophecy respecting the restoration of the ten tribes ( Jeremiah 31:20 ). The denunciation of punishment contained in verses 5-7 suddenly dissolves... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:8-11

Divine relentings. God's wrath, had it burned against Ephraim according to his deserts, would have utterly consumed him. It would have made him like Admah and Zeboim, cities of the plain, "which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath" ( Deuteronomy 29:23 ). But Divine compassion sets limits to Divine wrath God would punish, but, in remembrance of the covenant made with the fathers, would yet spare a part, and in the end would recover and restore. For "city" ( Hosea 11:9 ),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:10

They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lien: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. Others translate, "After the Lord shall they go as after a lion that roareth." But this necessitates a double ellipsis of "after which." They would go after the Lord in obedience to his summons. That summons is represented as far-reaching and terrible. Calling his people to return, the Lord roars as a lion, to denote at once the loudness of the call, and the awful... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 11:10

They shall walk after the Lord - Not only would God not destroy them all, but a remnant of them should “walk after the Lord,” i. e., they shall believe in Christ. The Jews of old understood this of Christ. One of them saith , “this pointeth to the time of their redemption.” And another , “Although I will withdraw from the midst of them My divine presence for their iniquity, and remove them out of their own land, yet shall there be a long time in which they shall seek after the Lord and find... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 11:10-11

Hosea 11:10-11. They shall walk after the Lord The remnant shall hearken to God’s call, and shall comply with his commands, when he shall convert them by the powerful preaching of his gospel, and the efficacious influence of his grace. He shall roar like a lion That is, he will show terrible signs of his anger, and then they will fear and obey him. God’s voice is elsewhere compared to the roaring of a lion, because of the terror which accompanies it: see the margin. The Chaldee says, The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 11:8-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 11:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 11:10-11

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