Hosea 11:7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 11:1-7

Here we find, I. God very gracious to Israel. They were a people for whom he had done more than for any people under heaven, and to whom he had given more, which they are here, I will not say upbraided with (for God gives, and upbraids not), but put in mind of, as an aggravation of their sin and an encouragement to repentance. 1. He had a kindness for them when they were young (Hos. 11:1): When Israel was a child then I loved him; when they first began to multiply into a nation in Egypt God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:7

And my people are bent to backsliding from me ,.... There is a propensity in thorn to it, through prevailing corruption in them; they are inclined unto it, the bias of their minds is that way; they are bent upon it, and pertinaciously abide in it; nor will they be reclaimed from it, by all the means and methods made use of, even though they had been, and professed themselves to be the people of God. Some understand this, not of their backsliding and aversion from God; but either of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:7

Though they called them to the Most High - Newcome is better: "And though they call on him together because of the yoke, he will not raise it. He shall receive no refreshment." See the metaphor, Hosea 11:4 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:7

Verse 7 This verse is variously rendered. Some explain the word תלואים, teluaim, as signifying “perplexed;” as though the Prophet had said, that the people would suffer a just punishment through being anxious and looking around them, and yet finding no comfort; for this would be the reward of their defection or apostasy. Hence he says, My people are in suspense; that is, there is no wonder that the Israelites are now tormented with great anxiety, and find no end to their evils; for they who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:1-7

A typical portrait of a people. "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. He shall not return into the land of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-7

The next three verses (5-7) describe the severe chastisement Israel incurred by ingratitude for, and contempt of, the Divine love. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-7

The Divine goodness despised. Ephraim had acted as if the mercy of God were unconditional; and he persistently contravened the one condition, via repentance, upon which alone that favor could be continued. He was thus guilty of despising the Divine loving-kindness; and hence these words of grievous denunciation. We learn from them— I. THE FOLLY OF CARNAL CONFIDENCES . ( Hosea 11:6 ) The ten tribes had followed "their own counsels," but these were the result of wicked... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-7

Fatal courses. So the wise man teaches, "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" ( Proverbs 16:25 ). We have here— I. ISRAEL 'S BANE . They insisted on thinking their own way better than God's. This is brought out in the different expressions: "They refused to return" ( Hosea 11:5 ); "Because of their own counsels" ( Hosea 11:6 ); "My people are bent on backsliding from me" ( Hosea 11:7 ); "None at all would exalt him" (or... 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 11:7

And my people are bent to backsliding from me. This first clause of the verse is very expressive, every word almost having an emphasis of its own. With all their sinfulness and shortcomings, Israel was still the people of God—my people; they were guilty of the sin of backsliding, and of backsliding from God, the best of benefactors and their chief good. Nor was it occasionally and after long intervals of time that they backslided; it was their habit, their tendency. They were suspended on,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 11:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:5-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:7

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