Hosea 4:6 KJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge - “My people are,” not, “is.” This accurately represents the Hebrew . The word “people” speaks of them as a whole; are, relates to the individuals of whom that whole is composed. Together, the words express the utter destruction of the whole, one and all. They are destroyed “for lack of knowledge,” literally, “of the knowledge,” i. e., the only knowledge, which in the creature is real knowledge, that knowledge, of the want of which he had before... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 4:6

Hosea 4:6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge The ignorance of the nature, necessity, and excellence of true religion, which prevailed among the Jews and Israelites, was one principal cause of those sins which drew down such heavy judgments upon them. Because thou hast rejected knowledge That is, wouldest not use the means of knowledge which thou hadst. “But this lack of knowledge in the people was, in a great measure, owing to the want of that constant instruction which they... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 4:1-19

4:1-8:14 ISRAEL’S MORAL CORRUPTIONHosea now turns from his personal experiences to the conditions in Israel that they illustrated. There appears to be little chronological order or logical development in this section. It consists of collections of numerous short messages that Hosea apparently delivered on various occasions over a number of years.Corrupt religion; corrupt people (4:1-5:7)The people have no knowledge of God or his law, and therefore they are unfaithful to him and deceitful in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 4:6

People are. Not "is", because the noun though singular is collective, with plural verb. lack of knowledge. See note on Hosea 2:20 . knowledge = the knowledge [of Me]. thou hast forgotten. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:18 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 4:6

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children."Harper was of the opinion that "I will reject thee" in this passage indicates that "Hosea had at one time recognized the Northern priesthood as legitimate,"[16] but this is by no means a necessary deduction. The rejection of knowledge on the part of the priests (a past... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 4:6

Hosea 4:6. Destroyed for lack of knowledge— "The ignorance of the true principles of religion which prevails among the people of the ten tribes is the cause of those sins which draw down such heavy judgments upon them." Houbigant, instead of, Thou shalt be no priest to me, reads, That thou shalt not have any command with me: for it is plain, that he addresses the people, and not the priests. But in the next verse he introduces the word priests, which he reads thus, As the priests were... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 4:6

6. lack of knowledge—"of God" (Hosea 4:1), that is, lack of piety. Their ignorance was wilful, as the epithet, "My people," implies; they ought to have known, having the opportunity, as the people of God. thou—O priest, so-called. Not regularly constituted, but still bearing the name, while confounding the worship of Jehovah and of the calves in Beth-el (1 Kings 12:29; 1 Kings 12:31). I will . . . forget thy children—Not only those who then were alive should be deprived of the priesthood, but... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:4-10

The guilt of Israel’s priests 4:4-10In this pericope God addressed the Israelites as a whole but identified sins of their priests in particular. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:6

God would destroy the Israelites because of their lack of knowledge of Himself. That is, they failed to acknowledge Him as their God (cf. Hosea 4:1). God would reject them as His priests on the earth, whose task it was to mediate the knowledge of God to the nations (Exodus 19:6), because they rejected the knowledge that He gave them in His law. He would abandon (forget) their children because they had abandoned (forgotten) His law."To the modern Western mind, it might seem unfair that the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:1-19

Condemnation of the PriesthoodAn arraignment against Israel as a whole, because of all manner of wickedness against God and man. Prophet and priest, who ought to have taught them better, are only too like them in character, and must share their doom. In Hosea 4:15-17 there is an appeal to Judah not to follow the idolatrous practices of Israel.1. Controversy] i.e. a lawsuit: cp. Isaiah 3:13, Isaiah 3:14. 2. By swearing] RV ’There is nought but swearing.’ Break out] commit acts of violence. Blood... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 4:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 4:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 4:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 4:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 4:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 4:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 4:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:4-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 4:6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:1-19

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