Hosea 5:14-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 5:8-15

Here is, I. A loud alarm sounded, giving notice of judgments coming (Hos. 5:8): Blow you the cornet in Gibeah and in Ramah, two cities near together in the confines of the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel, Gibeah a frontier-town of the kingdom of Judah, Ramah of Israel; so that the warning is hereby sent into both kingdoms. ?Cry aloud at Beth-aven, or Bethel, which place seems to be already seized upon by the enemy, and therefore the trumpet is not sounded there, but you hear the outcries of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 5:14

For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah ,.... Being provoked by their above conduct and behaviour in seeking to others, and not to him, for help, he threatens to punish them in a more public and severe manner; not be to them only as a moth and rottenness, but as a lion, and as a young lion, creatures strong and fierce, that destroy and devour all that come into their hands, and from whom there is no deliverance: thus the Lord was both to Israel and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 5:15

I will go and return to my place ,.... Leave the countries of Israel and of Judah, where he had used to grant his gracious and spiritual presence unto his people, and watched over them, and cared for them, and bestowed many favours on them, and go up to heaven, the place of his more glorious presence, as the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, interpret it; and there, as it were, shut himself up, particularly with respect to these people, as if he had no more thought of them, or concern for them:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:14

I will be - as a lion - כשחל cashshachel , as a panther or lioness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:15

I will go and return to my place - I will abandon them till they acknowledge their offenses. This had the wished-for effect, as we shall see in the following chapter; for they repented and turned to God, and he had mercy upon them. These two verses are considered as instances of the true sublime. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:14

Verse 14 As I have said, the Prophet confirms this truth, that Israel had recourse in vain to false physicians, when they left God. How so? Because the whole world, were it to favor us, could not yet help us, against the will of God and his opposing power. But God here declares that he would be adverse to the Israelites; as though he said, “Provide human aids as much as you please; but will the Assyrian be superior to me in power? Can he hinder me from pursuing you as I have determined?” Thus... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:15

Verse 15 The word שחר, shicker, signifies the morning: hence the verb means, “to seek early,” or, “to rise early,” as men do when they apply themselves diligently to anything: but in many places of Scripture it is taken simply in the sense of seeking; and this simple meaning seems most suitable to this place, They will seek me in their tribulation God here declares, that after having been dreadfully fierce against both the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, he would for a time rest quietly and wait... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:11-15

God's judgments differ both in degree and kind. Ephraim had obeyed man rather than God, and God gives them over to man for punishment. The men who oppressed Ephraim acted unjustly, but God, in permitting that unjust oppression, was exercising his prerogative of justice. Neither could Ephraim palliate their sin by alleging compulsion on the part of their rulers, nor throw, the blame entirely on the ungodly commandment of an ungodly rang, or those who might enforce it by pains and penalties.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:11-15

The Divine judgments. In this strophe the Lord denounces as useless and foolish the policy which Israel had adopted of seeking to strengthen himself by alliances with Assyria. In doing this the nation was only adding to its guilt, and precipitating its doom. I. THE NATURE OF THE JUDGMENTS . We gather from the passage that these are of three orders, each being more severe than the preceding. 1. Slow consumption . (Verse. 12) The "moth" and the "worm" suggest silent,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:13-15

The false physician and the true. The aid of the King of Assyria was, when times became troublous, freely sought by both Ephraim and Judah. Ephraim, however, was the chief offender. The relations between Israel and Assyria were at this time very close. I. THE FATAL SICKNESS . ( Hosea 5:13 ) "When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound," etc. The sickness was a deadly one. Its diagnosis is not difficult. "The real disease," one has said, "was apostasy from the Lord, or... read more

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