Verse 6
6. Jehovah’s care for Israel and the resulting prosperity failed to inspire gratitude; on the contrary, it made the people proud and arrogant and caused them to forget God.
According to their pasture The rich blessings bestowed upon them.
They were filled With prosperity; but they failed to recognize the giver (Hosea 2:8; Hosea 4:7; Hosea 10:1; compare Deuteronomy 8:11 ff; Deuteronomy 31:20, etc.). The verb is repeated for the sake of emphasis. It is possible, however, that the two verb forms, with a slight change in the second, should be combined to form one expression, “They were completely filled.”
Their heart was exalted Prosperity caused pride and arrogance.
Forgotten me Arrogance led to forgetfulness of God (Hosea 8:14; Isaiah 17:10); they felt that they could get along without the divine help.
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