Hosea 7:13-14

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 7:13

Woe unto them, for they have fled from me ,.... From the Lord, from his worship, and the place of it; from obedience to him, and the service of him; as birds fly from their nests, and leave their young, and wander about; so they had deserted the temple at Jerusalem, and forsaken the service of the sanctuary, and set up calves at Dan and Bethel, and worshipped them; and, instead of fleeing to God for help in time of distress, fled further off still, even out of their own land to Egypt or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 7:14

And they have not cried unto me with their heart ,.... In their distress, indeed, they cried unto the Lord, and said they repented of their sins, and promised reformation, and made a show of worshipping God; as invocation is sometimes put for the whole worship of God; but then this was not heartily, but hypocritically; their hearts and their mouths did not go together, and therefore was not reckoned prayer; nothing but howling, as follows: when they howled upon their beds ; lying sick or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 7:13

Wo unto them! - They shall have wo, because they have fled from me. They shall have destruction, because they have transgressed against me. Though I have redeemed them - Out of Egypt; and given them the fullest proof of my love and power. Yet they have spoken lies against me - They have represented me as rigorous and cruel; and my service as painful and unprofitable. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 7:14

They have not cried unto me with their heart - They say they have sought me, but could not find me; that they have cried unto me, but I did not answer. I know they have cried, yea, howled; but could I hear them when all was forced and hypocritical, not one sigh coming from their heart? They assemble themselves for corn and wine - In dearth and famine they call and howl: but they assemble themselves, not to seek Me, but to invoke their false gods for corn and wine. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 7:13

Verse 13 Here the Prophet takes away from the Israelites the hope of pardon, and declares that it was all over with them, for God had now resolved to destroy them. For as God everywhere declares himself to be ready and inclined to pardon, hypocrites hope that God will be propitious to them; and entertaining this vain confidence, they despise his threatening and boldly rise up against him. Hence the Prophet here shows, that God would hereafter be inexorable to them, because they had too long... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 7:14

Verse 14 The Prophet here again reproves the Israelites for having not repented, after having been so often admonished; for, as it was said yesterday, all the chastisements which God by his own hand inflicts on us, have this as the object — to heal us of our vices. Now the Prophet says here that the Israelites had not cried to God, which is yet the chief thing in repentance. But this expression is to be noticed. They have not cried to me with their heart; that is sincerely. We indeed know that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:11-16

Ephraim's folly and falseness. In this passage the Lord threatens the northern kingdom for its unnatural and untheocratic policy of seeking support from the neighboring heathen powers. These verses, therefore, deal primarily with the sins of the court and the government. The nation is to be punished for— I. POLITICAL INFATUATION . ( Hosea 7:11 , Hosea 7:12 ) The true resting-place of the commonwealth was in God; but Ephraim had wandered from him, and was fluttering about... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:11-16

Ephraim's flight from God. Every sinner may read a warning in the words here addressed to Ephraim. I. FLEEING FROM GOD . ( Hosea 7:11 , Hosea 7:12 ) The wicked "say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways" ( Job 21:14 ). They themselves try, though vainly, to escape from God. They would fain put a great distance between him and them (Jonah; the prodigal). 1. Fleeing from God is sin . It is an attempt on the part of the creature to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:13

Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction (margin, spoil ) unto them! because they have transgressed against me. Of these exclamations, the first is general and indefinite, the second is specific and precise. The thought of coming chastisement calls forth the exclamation of woe; while the second exclamation fixes the character and explains the nature of that woe denounced. In neither case does יְהִי or יֱבֹא need to be supplied; the opposite expression is שָׁלוֹם ... read more

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