Hosea 13:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

The first of these verses is the summary, or contents, of all the rest (Hos. 14:9), where we have, 1. All the blame of Israel's ruin laid upon themselves: O Israel! thy perdition is thence; it is of and from thyself; or, ?It has destroyed thee, O Israel! that is, all that sin and folly of thine which thou art before charged with. As thy own wickedness has many a time corrected thee, so that has now at length destroyed thee.? Note, Wilful sinners are self-destroyers. Obstinate impenitence is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:15

Though he be fruitful among his brethren ,.... This is not spoken of Christ, as some think, who take the words to be a continuation of the prophecy concerning the Redeemer, who should increase his brethren, and bring many to him; and be as noxious to hell and death as the east wind is to persons and things, and dry up the fountains and springs of hell and death; the sins of men he should abolish, and be victorious over all his enemies, and divide their spoils: but they are rather the words... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:15

Though he be fruitful - יפריא yaphri ; a paronomasia on the word אפרים ephrayim , which comes from the same root פרה parah , to be fruitful, to sprout, to bud. An east wind shall come - As the east wind parches and blasts all vegetation, so shall Shalmaneser blast and destroy the Israelitish state. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:15

Verse 15 God again confirms what had been said that Israel in vain trusted in their strength and fortresses and that certain destruction was nigh them on account of their sins which they followed without any limits or restraint. But the Prophet begins with these words, He among brethren will increase He alludes, I doubt not, (as other interpreters have also noticed,) to the blessing of the tribe of Ephraim, which is mentioned in Genesis 48:0; for we know that though Ephraim was the younger, he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

Ruin, retribution, and resurrection. Underlying these verses, and interpenetrating the judgment of Jehovah's anger with which they are charged, there is a deep undertone of tenderness. The prophet speaks, in the Lord's Name," with the laboring voice, interrupted by sobs, of a judge whose duty it is to pronounce the final heavy sentence after all possible pleadings and considerations have been gone through ' (Ewald). I. ISRAEL 'S RUIN . This is referred to, both as regards its origin... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:10-16

The concluding verse is at once a conclusion and commencement—an inference from what preceded, and the beginning of a second line of proof showing that, while their ruin was by themselves, their restoration would be by God. When the kings and princes whom they had sinfully sought, and who had been given to them in anger would fail, God himself would be their King, as is stated in Hosea 13:10 and Hosea 13:11 . Further, when in consequence of their iniquities treasured up, their sorrows and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:14-16

The humiliations wrought by the sins of Israel. The prophet representation implies that they were dead—nationally, politically, and spiritually dead. They were like dead men; and not only so, they were like men dead and gone and buried out of sight—so dreary and desperate was their condition. I. THE DESPERATE STATE OF SINNERS . They are spiritually dead—dead through trespasses and sins. Even the people of God may by reason of their sins bring upon themselves such calamities,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:15

Though he be fruitful among his brethren. It should rather be, for he bear fruit among brethren . כִּי , in this verse, is neither a particle of time, "when," nor a conditional particle, "if," but "for," adducing "a reason to prove that the promised grace of redemption would certainly stand firm." Ki is distinguished from אִם by being "only used in cases where a circumstance is assumed to be real For one that is merely supposed to be pebble, אִם is required," as may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:15

Reverses of fortune in human life. "Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels." "For he will hear fruit among brethren. East wind will come—a wind of Jehovah, rising up from the desert; and his fountain will dry up, and his spring become dried. He plunders the treasuries of all splendid... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:15-16

Figure and fact. The end of the kingdom is first described in expressive figure; it is then foretold in plain terms, which give a fearful idea of its horrors. I. THE FIGURE ANSWERS TO THE FACTS . ( Hosea 13:15 ) Ephraim was as a fruitful tree among his brethren. But: 1. The east wind would blight him . To this answers the statement that Samaria would become desolate. Ephraim fed on wind, and pursued the east wind; now its hot, scorching breath was his destruction.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:14-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:15

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