What does Hosea 8:10 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrowc a little for the burden of the king of princes."
Verse Hosea 8:10. _FOR THE BURDEN OF THE KING OF PRINCES._] The exactions of the Assyrian king, and the princes of the provinces....
YEA, THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED - Or better, “because or when they hinge among the pagan, now will I gather them;” i. e., I will gather the nations together. The sin of Israel should bring its own punishm...
CHAPTER 8:1-9:9 The Apostasy is Followed by Judgment _ 1. The judgment announced (Hosea 8:1) _ 2. The apostasy which resulted in judgment (Hosea 8:8) 3. Warning against self-security (Hosea 9:1) H...
ISRAEL'S UNSANCTIFIED NATIONAL LIFE. Man-made kings, like man-made gods (the calf of Samaria), are impotent; Israel sows the wind and shall reap the whirlwind; the sources of the national life are wit...
HIRED. hired [lovers]. GATHER. gather [against]. THEM: i.e. the nations (Israel's lovers). SORROW. be in woe. A LITTLE. in. little time, speedily; as in Haggai 2:6. The Hebrew accents indicate tha...
The judgment is already begun; Israel has drawn it upon himself, by dallying with Assyria, by religious abuses, and by a vain confidence in fortified cities....
_ISRAEL MADE ALTARS TO SIN -- HOSEA 8:8-11:_ Idolatry brought spiritual ruin upon Israel. The idolatry of Israel had ruined that nation and the gentile nations considered them worthless. "They be amon...
FOR THEY ARE GONE UP TO ASSYRIA— These verses are connected with that preceding, and are thus translated by Houbigant: _Because they go to the Assyrian, though the Assyrian is nothing more than a wild...
TEXT: Hosea 8:8-14 8 Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth. 9 For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath h...
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. YEA, THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED AMONG THE NATIONS, NOW WILL...
8:10 under (d-19) Or 'they shall be set free a little from.' princes. (e-26) Isaiah 10:8 ....
THE LONG-MERITED RETRIBUTION The enemy is coming immediately to destroy their temples and palaces and desolate the land, and as a punishment for their idolatry and disloyalty to God. In vain will the...
THE MAN WHO NEVER STOPPED LOVING HOSEA _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 8 GOD IS ANGRY WITH ISRAEL BECAUSE SHE PRAYS TO *IDOLS V1 Put a *trumpet to your lips and warn people! An *eagle is over the *L...
There is much difference of opinion as to the interpretation of this verse. Much depends on the reference of the word “them.” We prefer to regard it as referring to Ephraim rather than to the nations...
גַּ֛ם כִּֽי ־יִתְנ֥וּ בַ † גֹּויִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַ יָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִ מַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ...
THE THICK NIGHT OF ISRAEL Hosea 4:1; Hosea 5:1; Hosea 6:1; Hosea 7:1; Hosea 8:1; Hosea 9:1; Hosea 10:1; Hosea 11:1; Hosea 12:1; Hosea 13:1;...
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND Hosea 8:1-14 A conqueror was at hand who should subdue and punish the whole nation for taking its own course, irrespective of God, Hosea 8:4-8; for seeking foreign alliances wh...
From this statement of the case the prophet turned to the pronouncement of judgment. This he did by adopting the figure of the trumpet lifted to the mouth, on which five blasts were sounded, in each o...
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the (h) burden of the king of princes. (h) That is, for the king and the princes will lay upo...
_Princes. Hebrew, "king of kings." This proud title was afterwards taken by the monarchs of Babylon and Persia. Israel ceased to pay taxes, having nothing left. They shall cease to be a people. (Calme...
Here is a very striking passage in these words of the Lord, and is as suited to all ages as to the age of Israel. The Lord saith, that the great things he wrote to Israel were counted by them strange...
The rest of the prophecy consists of the indignant appeals of the Holy Spirit to conscience because of the increasing evils of Israel not so much the judgment of God on a grand scale, and His grace at...
XI. HOSEA 8:7 (NASB) FOR THEY SOW THE WIND, AND THEY REAP THE WHIRLWIND......
But it follows, _Though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them_. This place may be variously expounded. The commonly received explanation is, that God would gather the hired nations...
In chapter 8 it is especially the daring and continual violation of the law of their God, with which Israel is openly reproached, and which would bring judgment, with eagle swiftness, upon them. Obser...
YEA, THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED AMONG THE NATIONS,.... That is, lovers, as before; got into confederacies and alliances with the nations about them, thinking thereby to strengthen their hands, and secure...
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. Ver. 10. _Yea, though they have hired among the nations_]...
_Yea, though they have hired_ Namely, allies; _among the nations_ And have been no way solicitous to gain my favour or help; _now will I gather them_ I will now (though they make so little account of...
A FURTHER THREAT OF JUDGMENT...
SORROW: Or, begin...
5-10 They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no blade, or, if it have, the bud shall yield no fru...
YEA, THOUGH; or, Yea, because; they think this the way to prevent their calamities, but it shall appear this was the ready way to bring their calamities upon them; and forasmuch as they have hired the...
Hosea 8:10 hired H8566 (H8799) nations H1471 gather H6908 (H8762) sorrow H2490 (H8686) little H4592 burden H4853 king H4428 princes H8269 now - Hosea 10:10; Ezekiel 16:37, Ezekiel 23:9-10,...
BECAUSE ISRAEL HAVE DESERTED YHWH AND LOOKED TO OTHERS, (BOTH NATIONS AND GODS), IN SPITE OF HAVING RECEIVED HIS ABUNDANT INSTRUCTION, HE WILL DESERT THEM AND THEY WILL RETURN TO EGYPT AND SEE THEIR C...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's response, continued. Sins denounced and captivity foretold. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who sow to the flesh must reap corruption. All the hopes of sinners are cheats, and...
Hosea 8:1. _Set the trumpet to thy mouth._ Give alarm, for the king of Assyria is coming; he is stretching his wings like an eagle to take the prey. Isaiah uses the same figure, in Isaiah 58:1. _Agai...
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 8:1 The people of Israel may claim to know and love the Lord, but their deeds prove otherwise. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.le...
CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 8:9. ASSY-] to gain friendship and alliance. WILD ASS] A comparison which shows their folly, not as a paramour burning in lust, but heady, obstinate, and undisciplined; outstri...
EXPOSITION This chapter deals with the punishment of apostasy. Once more the sins of the northern kingdom are enumerated and its approaching fall predicted. There is a close connection between the ver...
Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law (Hsa Hosea 8:1). So God again is giving...
1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 17:3; Daniel 2:37; Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:10; Ezekiel 23:22;...
Gather them — I will assemble them together, that they may be taken and destroyed together. A little — For a while before their final captivity. The burden — The tribute laid on them by the king....