Hosea 7:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 7:8-16

Having seen how vicious and corrupt the court was, we now come to enquire how it is with the country, and we find that to be no better; and no marvel if the distemper that has so seized the head affect the whole body, so that there is no soundness in it; the iniquity of Ephraim is discovered, as well as the sin of Samaria, of the people as well as the princes, of which here are divers instances. I. They were not peculiar and entire for God, as they should have been, Hos. 7:8. 1. They did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 7:10

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face ,.... See Gill on Hosea 5:5 ; notwithstanding their weak and declining state, they were proud and haughty; entertained a high conceit of themselves, and of their good and safe condition; and behaved insolently towards God, and were not humbled before him for their sins. Their pride was notorious, which they themselves could not deny; they were self-convicted, and self-condemned: and they do not return to the Lord their God ; by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 7:10

The pride of Israel - The same words as at Hosea 5:6 ; (note), where see the note. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 7:10

Verse 10 The Prophet now confirms his previous doctrine, and speaks generally, that the pride of Israel shall bear testimony to him to his face, or shall humble him to his face. The word ענה, one, means, in Hebrew, “to testify,” and often, also, “to humble,” or “to afflict,” as it was stated in the fifth chapter; and the words of the Prophet are now the same, and both senses are appropriate. I do not, however, make much of this, for the design of the Prophet is clear; what he means is, that God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:8-10

Mixing with the ungodly. "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people "—had adopted heathenish ways, had sot at naught the command of God requiring separation from the ungodly, had intimately associated himself with the idolatrous nations around. The mixing, as Keil well points out, was an inward one before it became an outward one. There is first a mixing in the heart with the spirit of the world, then comes outward worldly conformity. It is this which Christians have constantly to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:8-11

The silly sinful pride and obduracy of Israel, in spite of many manifest tokens of decay, or their disastrous foreign policy. The prophet had described the corruption; he now turns to the state of the country. From the iniquity of the princes he descends to the sin of the people. The figure of baking is still present to the prophet, as is evident from the metaphor of a cake. I. THE INCONSISTENCY AND WORTHLESSNESS OF DIVIDED ALLEGIANCE . God had intended to separate Israel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:10

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this ( amid all this ). If with Keil and others (1) we understand "the pride of Israel" to mean Jehovah the glory of Israel, and take the verb in the sense of "testify," the meaning will be that Jehovah bore witness to the face of Israel by the weakening and wasting of their kingdom, as portrayed in the preceding verse. We prefer (2) to understand "the pride of Israel"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:10

They return not unto the Lord. The life of man is a journey, and the sinner has taken the wrong road—the road which leads to destruction. I. THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF RETURNING UNTO THE LORD . The further the sinner proceeds the nearer he approaches final ruin, and the harder it is for him to reverse his steps. II. THE METHOD OF RETURNING UNTO THE LORD . The sinner must change his view of God and his view of himself. He must repent of sin and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 7:10

And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face - His pride convicted him. All the afflictions of God humbled him not; yea, they but brought out his pride, which “kept him from acknowledging and repenting of the sins which had brought those evils upon him, and from “turning to God and seeking to Him” for remedy” . People complain of their “fortune” or “fate” or “stars,” and go on the more obstinately, to build up what God destroys, to prop up by human means or human aid what, by God’s... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 7:8-10

Hosea 7:8-10. Ephraim, he hath mixed among the people By his alliances with the heathen, and by imitation of their manners, he is himself become one of them. He has thrown off all the distinctions, and forfeited the privileges of the chosen race. “The Hebrew word here rendered people, עמים , is in the plural, and, when applied to bodies politic,” says Bishop Horsley, “always signifies the various nations of the earth, the unenlightened nations, in opposition to God’s peculiar people, the... read more

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