When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. WHEN ISRAEL WAS A CHILD, THEN I LOVED HIM, AND CALLED MY SON OUT OF EGYPT. Bengel translates, 'From the time that he (Israel) was in Egypt, I called him my son,' which the parallelism ("When Israel was a child, then I loved... [ Continue Reading ]
As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. AS THEY CALLED THEM - "they", namely, monitors sent by me. "Called," in , suggests the idea of the many subsequent calls by the prophets, besides the earlier one by God, through Moses,... [ Continue Reading ]
I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. I TAUGHT EPHRAIM ALSO TO GO - literally, to use his feet: 'I set Ephraim on his feet.' Compare a similar image, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; . God bore them as a parent does an infant unable to supply itself, so that i... [ Continue Reading ]
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. I DREW THEM WITH CORDS OF A MAN - parallel to "bands of love;" not such cords as oxen are led by, but humane methods, such as men employ when inducing o... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. HE SHALL NOT RETURN INTO ... EGYPT - namely, to seek help against Assyria (cf. ), as Israel lately had done (), seeking the help of King So, after having revolted from the Assyrian, to... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. AND THE SWORD SHALL ABIDE ON HIS CITIES - (cf. "The sword shall never depart from thy house," 2 Samuel 12:10) or, 'fall upon' (Calvin); [chaalaah, from chuwl (H2342)] 'whirl d... [ Continue Reading ]
And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. AND MY PEOPLE ARE BENT TO BACKSLIDING - not only do they backslide, and that too from ME, their 'chief good,' but they are bent upon it [from taalaa' (H8511), to hang], literally... [ Continue Reading ]
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. HOW SHALL I MAKE THEE AS ADMAH? HOW SHALL I SET THEE AS ZEBOIM? - among the cities, including S... [ Continue Reading ]
I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city. I WILL NOT RETURN TO DESTROY EPHRAIM - i:e., I will no more, as in past times, destroy Ephraim. The destruction... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. HE SHALL ROAR LIKE A LION - by awful judgments on their foes (; ; ), calling His dispersed "children from the various lands of their dispersion. WHEN HE SHALL ROAR, THE... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD. THEY SHALL TREMBLE AS A BIRD OUT OF EGYPT - "tremble," flutter in haste. AND AS A DOVE - no longer a "silly dove" (), but as "doves flying to their window... [ Continue Reading ]
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. EPHRAIM COMPASSETH ME ABOUT WITH LIES ... BUT JUDAH ... IS FAITHFUL WITH THE SAINTS. Maurer joins this verse with Hosea 12:1. But as this verse praises Juda... [ Continue Reading ]