Hosea 13:9

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 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself ,.... Though the Lord was a lion, a leopard, and a bear to them, yet their destruction was not owing to him, but to themselves; he was not chargeable with it, but they only; the fault and blame was theirs; their own sins brought it on them, and provoked him to such righteous wrath and vengeance before expressed: this is said to clear the Lord from any imputation of this kind, and to lay it where it should be It may be rendered, "it hath destroyed thee" ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself - These evils come not by my immediate infliction; they are the consequences of thy own crimes. In the above terrifying figures of the ferocious beasts, the prophet only shows what they would meet with from the hand of the Assyrians in the war, the famine, and the captivity; God being represented as doing what he only permits to be done. But in me is thine help - "Though thou hast destroyed thyself, yet in me alone can thy help be found" - Newcome.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:9

Verse 9 In the first place, God upbraids the Israelites for having in their perverseness rejected whatever was offered for their safety: but he proceeds farther and says, that they were past hope, and that there was a hidden cause which prevented God from helping them, and bringing them aid when they laboured under extreme necessity. He has destroyed thee, Israel, he says. Some consider the word, calf, to be understood, “The calf has destroyed thee:” but this is strained. Others think that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. The literal rendering of this verse is, (1) It hath destroyed thee, O Israel, that thou hast been against me, against thy Help . The ellipsis is accounted for by the strong emotion of the speaker, שֵחִת is (a) the Piel third person, and has the suffix of the second person, from which the pronoun אתָּה may be supplied as subject of the concluding clause. The preposition be has here the meaning of "against," as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9

Self-destruction. Hosea more than once sought to bring this solemn truth home to the conscience of the people ( Hosea 14:1 , etc). They saw that national disasters were impending, but attributed these to any other cause than their own sin; e.g. to the divided counsels of their leading statesmen, to neglect of the army, to the ambition of their rulers, to temporary reverse of fortune. The prophet says, in effect, "These would not be against you, if God were not; and he is no longer your... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9

Self-destruction. This is language, not merely of reproach, but of sorrow. After all that Jehovah had done for his favored people, it grieved him that to so large an extent his goodness was abused, and that those who had enjoyed the greatest advantages had made the worst use of them. At the same time, he justly cast all the blame upon Israel, who, against the Savior and Helper, had resolved, as it were, upon spiritual suicide. I. IN TURNING AWAY FROM GOD , MEN TURN AWAY ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9

Thy help. There is great simplicity and great beauty in this designation of the Almighty. It is indeed wonderful that he who fashioned and who rules this mighty universe should deign to reveal himself to the poor, frail, feeble children of men as their Help! I. MAN 'S NEED OF HELP . We need help from one another; and there is no member of society who is independent. The child is dependent upon the help of the parent, the master upon the help of the servant, etc. But all stand in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9

Sin the destroyer, God the Restorer. "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help." I. SIN THE DESTROYER . "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself." What connected with self does a man destroy? Not his mental faculties, not his conscience, not his moral responsibilities, These he cannot put an end to. But he destroys the liberty, the peace, the blessedness of his being. He can destroy all connected with his existence that can make existence tolerable or worth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-13

Man's marvelous perversity and God's restorative mercy. I. RUIN BY SIN , RECOVERY BY GRACE . When Israel had destroyed himself, and when there was neither help not' hope for him in himself or in aught that man could do, help was to be found in God and in God alone. Throughout the whole course of human history wrath and ruin are the deservings of man, goodness and mercy the dispensation of God. In the worst of times and in the darkest day help is to be bad in God In the midst of... read more

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