Hosea 4:17, Hosea 4:18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 4:12-19

In these verses we have, as before, I. The sins charged upon the people of Israel, for which God had a controversy with them, and they are, 1. Spiritual whoredom, or idolatry. They have in them a spirit of whoredoms, a strong inclination to that sin; the bent and bias of their hearts are that way; it is their own iniquity; they are carried out towards it with an unaccountable violence, and this causes them to err. Note, The errors and mistakes of the judgment are commonly owing to the corrupt... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 4:17

Ephraim is joined to idols ,.... That is, the ten tribes of Israel, frequently so called after their separation from the rest, because that Jeroboam, by whom the revolt was made, was of that tribe; and because that tribe was the principal of them, and Samaria, the metropolis of their kingdom, was in it: and so the Targum here renders it, "the house of Israel are joined to idols;' to the calves at Dan and Bethel; to Baal, and other idols, they worshipped: the phrase expresses their strong... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:17

Ephraim - The ten tribes. Is joined to idols - Is become incorporated with false gods. Let him alone - They are irreclaimable, leave them to the consequences of their vicious conduct. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:17

Verse 17 As if wearied, God here bids his Prophet to rest; as though he said, “Since I prevail nothing with this people, they must be given up; cease from thy work.” God had set Hosea over the Israelites for this end, to lead them to repentance, if they could by any means be reformed: the duty of the Prophet, enjoined by God, was, to bring back miserable and straying men from their error, and to restore them again to the obedience of pure faith. He now saw that the Prophet’s labour was in vain,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-17

In this section the prophet, as if despairing of any improvement or amendment on the part of Israel, still resolutely bent on spiritual whoredom, addresses an earnest warning to Judah. From proximity to those idolatries and debaucheries so prevalent in this northern kingdom, and from the corruption at least of the court in the southern kingdom during the reigns of Joram, Ahaziah, and Ahaz, Judah was in danger; and hence the prophet turned aside, with words of earnest warning, to the sister... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-19

A passing word of warning is addressed to Judah. The prophet pauses in his dark catalogue of Israel's sins and sorrows, and, turning aside, speaks a word of warning to Judah, that the people of the southern kingdom might be deterred from the crimes and awed by the calamities of their northern neighbors. In the large heart and catholic spirit of the prophet both Judahite and Israelite found a place; he had a message from God for both. I. PLACES PERILOUS TO PIETY SHOULD BE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-19

Ephraim and Judah. In this passage, as in Hosea 1:7 , the kingdom of Judah is presented in contrast with that of Israel. Here, for the first time in Hosea, we meet with the name "Ephraim." As the United Kingdom over which Queen Victoria reigns is often called simply "England," so the kingdom of the tea tribes sometimes receives the name of" Ephraim," that tribe being the most powerful of the ten, and having within its bounds the seat of government. I. EPHRAIM 'S SIN . It consisted... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-19

Warning to Judah. Judah had not yet sunk so low as Israel. She was, however, far from guiltless. Her princes were like them that remove the bound ( Hosea 5:10 ). She is included with Israel in the threatenings that follow ( Hosea 5:5 , Hosea 5:10 , Hosea 5:14 ; Hosea 6:4 , Hosea 6:11 ). "The people did yet corruptly," is the testimony of the history ( 2 Chronicles 27:2 ). Still her case was not so hopeless but that judgment might be averted by timely repentance. There was still... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:17

Ephraim is joined to idols : let him alone. Ephraim being the dominant tribe, gave its name to the northern kingdom. The idols were Ephraim's folly, and to that they were wedded; and in consequence they are left to their folly, and at the same time surrendered to their fate. They may persist in their folly; they cannot be prevented. "Give him rest," as the words literally mean, from exhortations and expostulations, from remonstrances and reproofs; he will persist in his folly, prepare for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:17

Insensibility the result of impenitence. The people of Israel are here designated by the name "Ephraim." This tribe rapidly rose to influence beneath the shadow of Joshua's greatness. Under that hero, one of its greatest sons, Ephraim was located in the most fertile part of Palestine, and being less exposed than other tribes to external attack, grew in numbers and affluence. When another Ephraimite, Jeroboam, led the revolt against the house of David, and became the first king of Israel,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 4:12-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 4:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 4:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:15-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 4:17

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