Hosea 10:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 10:1-8

Observe, I. What the sins are which are here laid to Israel's charge, the national sins which bring down national judgment. The prophet deals plainly with them; for what good would it do them to be flattered? 1. They were not fruitful in the fruits of righteousness to the glory of God. Here all their other wickedness began (Hos. 10:1): Israel is an empty vine. The church of God is fitly compared to a vine, weak, and of an unpromising outside, yet spreading and fruitful; believers are branches... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 10:6

It shall also be carried unto Assyria for a present to King Jareb ,.... Or, "he himself" F26 גם אותו "etiam ipsemet", Pagninus, Montanus; "etiam ipse", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "etiam ille", Cocceius; "etiam ille ipse", Schmidt. ; not the people of Samaria, or of Bethaven, or of the calf, but the calf itself; which, being all of gold, was sent a present to the king of Assyria, here called Jareb; either Assyria, or the king of it; See Gill on Hosea 5:13 ; this was done... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 10:6

A present to King Jareb - See on Hosea 5:13 ; (note). If this be a proper name, the person intended is not known in history: but it is most likely that Pul, king of Assyria, is intended, to whom Menahem, king of Israel, appears to have given one of the golden calves, to insure his assistance. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 10:6

Verse 6 Here the Prophet expresses more clearly the cause of mourning to the priests and to the whole people,The calf, he says, “shall be carried into Assyria, and carried as a present to king Jareb ”. It is probable, that when extreme danger came, the king of Israel was constrained either to cast the calf into a new form, or to break it in pieces, to redeem peace from the Assyrian king. As then the whole kingdom was reduced to great want, we may infer from this place that the calf or calves,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:1-8

The calves and the kings. The "burden" is still the same—Israel's guilt and punishment. But in the verses before us these are dealt with mainly in their external and national aspects. The most prominent thought of the passage centers in the calves and the kings. I. THE NATIONAL SIN . Although the prophet handles his theme in this strophe for the most part on its external side, yet in one or two expressions he refers to the root of the evil in the hearts of the people. "We feared... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:4-8

Israel's sin, sorrow, shame, and suffering. These verses exhibit them with marvelous conciseness and great impressiveness. I. ISRAEL 'S SIN OF UNFAITHFULNESS . Israel's unfaithfulness at the period of which the prophet speaks was of the most reckless kind. It took the form By their idolatry they renounced the covenant of their God, which had the seal of circumcision; their promises of reformation, when they made such, were falsified; the vows wrung from them in distress or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:4-8

The end of calf-worship. The people were preparing the way for their own punishment by their false dealing with Assyria. Vengeance would overtake them. The calf in which they trusted would be carried away captive. The kingdom would be overthrown. Their altars would grow up with thorns and thistles. They would be glad of death to relieve them of their misery. "Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel." I. A SOWING OF JUDGMENT . ( Hosea 10:4 )... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:6

It shall he also carried unto Assyria for a present to King Jareb . Here we have an explanation and confirmation of what has just been said in the preceding verse. The calf, the glorious and magnificent national god, as Israel considered it, is brought to Assyria, and there offered as a present to the Assyrian king. The word gam is emphatic; that is, "it also," "itself also," or "it also with men and other spoils"—the golden idol of Beth-aven. Kimchi's explanation of gam is as follows:... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 10:6

It shall be also carried - (that is, “Itself also shall be carried”). Not Israel only shall be carried into captivity, but its god also. The victory over a nation was accounted of old a victory over its gods, as indeed it showed their impotence. Hence, the excuse made by the captains of Benhadad, that the gods of “Israel were gods of the hills, and not gods of the valleys” 1Ki 20:23, 1 Kings 20:28, and God’s vindication of His own Almightiness, which was thus denied. Hence, also the boast of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 10:6-8

Hosea 10:6-8. It The golden calf; shall be carried into Assyria It was the custom of the eastern people, and also of the Romans, to carry away the gods of the conquered countries. For a present to King Jareb See note on Hosea 5:13. The king of Assyria is meant, whose dependant and tributary the king of Israel now was. Ephraim shall receive shame They shall be ashamed to find that the idol in which they trusted could not defend them or itself from being disgraced and taken away. Bishop... read more

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