The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. THE WORD OF THE LORD THAT CAME UNTO HOSEA THE SON OF BEERI, IN THE DAYS OF UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AHAZ, AND HEZEK... [ Continue Reading ]
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD OF THE LORD BY HOSEA - or IN Hosea (Pusey). [Bª-] God first... [ Continue Reading ]
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. GOMER ... DAUGHTER OF DIBLAIM - symbolical names: literally, 'Completion, daughter of grape-cakes;' the dual expressing the double layers in which these dainties were baked. So, one completely given up to sen... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. CALL HIS NAME JEZREEL - i:e., God will scatter (cf. , "I will sow them among the people"). The simi... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. I WILL BREAK THE BOW OF ISRAEL - the prowess (: cf. , "His bow abode in strength"). IN THE VALLEY OF JEZREEL - afterward called ( Jdt 1:8 ) the great plain of Esdraelon, extending ten miles in b... [ Continue Reading ]
And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. CALL HER NAME LO-RUHAMAH - i:e., Not an object of mercy or gracious favour. The Hebrew word is intensive, and e... [ Continue Reading ]
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. BUT I WILL HAVE MERCY UPON THE HOUSE OF JUDAH. Judah is only incidentally mentioned, to form a contrast to Israel. AN... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. NOW, WHEN SHE HAD WEANED LO-RUHAMAH - said to complete the symbolical picture, not having any special signification as to Israel (Henderson). Or it may imply that Israel was bereft of all the privileges which were as needful to the... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. CALL HIS NAME LO-AMMI - once "my people," but henceforth not so (, "I sware unto thee and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine"). The intervals between the marriage... [ Continue Reading ]
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. YET THE NUMBER OF... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel. THEN SHALL THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH AND THE CHILDERN OF ISRAEL BE GATHERED TOGETHER - (Isaiah 11:12, "He... [ Continue Reading ]