Hosea 13:16 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 13:16

Samaria shall become desolate ,.... With this verse the fourteenth chapter begins in the Hebrew copies, and in the Targum, and in many versions; but seems better to conclude the present chapter; since it is in close connection with Hosea 13:15 , and explains the figurative expressions there used. Samaria was the head of Ephraim, Isaiah 7:9 ; or the metropolis of the ten tribes of Israel; whose desolation is here prophesied of, and was accomplished by Shalmaneser king of Assyria,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:16

Samaria shall become desolate - This was the capital of the Israelitish kingdom. What follows is a simple prophetic declaration of the cruelties which should be exercised upon this hapless people by the Assyrians in the sackage of the city. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:16

Verse 16 This is the conclusion of the discourse: this verse has then been improperly separated from the former chapter (99); for the Prophet enters not here on a new subject, but only confirms what he had said of the ultimate destruction of Samaria and of the whole kingdom. Samaria then shall be desolated; as though he said “I have already often denounced on you what you believe not, that destruction is nigh at hand; of this be now persuaded; but if you believe not, God will yet execute what... 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 13:15-16

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:16

Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God. Others translate shall atone, i . e . bear guilt or punishment. In the latter sense it is from אָשֵם , to atone or suffer the punishment of contracted guilt; in the former sense it is from שָׁמְם , and it is translated accordingly by ἀφανισθηδεταῖ in the LXX ; and pereat by Jerome; so also Aben Ezra: "It shall be laid waste;" Kimchi: "The aleph has seh ' wa alone, and the signification 'desolation,'... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:16

Rebellion against God. Samaria here is no doubt put for the Israelitish kingdom, of which that city was the capital. The seat of government concentrates within itself the various elements of the national life. If there be profligacy, ambition, cruelty, treachery, self-seeking, in a nation, these qualities will be pre-eminently apparent in the capital. Israel, in the person of her monarch and her capital, "rebelled against her God." I. THE SYMPTOMS OF REBELLION . These are: 1. ... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:16

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 13:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:16

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