Hosea 8:5

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hosea 8:5

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?Thy calf — The chief idol set up in Samaria.Cast thee off — Hath provoked God to cast thee off.Against them — Idols, and idol worshippers.How long — How long will it be, ere they repent and reform? read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 8:4-14

ISRAEL’S POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES; AN ABOMINATION TO JEHOVAH, Hosea 8:4-14. In Hosea 8:4 the prophet renews his attack upon Israel. The political revolutions are rebellion against Jehovah (Hosea 8:4); their idolatry is an abomination to him (Hosea 8:4-6); they must reap what they have sown (Hosea 8:7); their appeals to foreign nations will not save them (Hosea 8:8-10). Once more he condemns their religious practices, and the section closes with a threat of judgment (Hosea 8:11-14). read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 8:5

5. Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off R.V., “He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria.” The latter is a more accurate reproduction of the Hebrew, and gives better sense; but when taken with the context a difficulty remains; for the context suggests that Jehovah is the speaker, so that we would expect “I have cast off.” The addition of one single consonant to the verb form, with corresponding vowel changes, produces this reading. The emendation becomes unnecessary if the verb is given an... read more

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hosea 8:5

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 8:4-14

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 8:5

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