Hosea 9:7

The days of visitation are come, with the Lord's punishment descending upon the apostate people, the days of recompense are come, with the Lord repaying the sins of Israel in His holy vengeance; Israel shall know it, at last be fully aware of it; the prophet is a fool, will become foolish with the immensity of the tragedy coming upon the people, the spiritual man, he who is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord, is mad, will almost be driven to insanity by the conditions then obtaining, for the multitude of thine iniquity and the great hatred; Hosea here pictures the terrible condition which would drive him and other prophets almost mad, since they saw the inevitable destruction coming nearer and yet were unable to prevent it, because Israel would not listen to the admonitions intended to bring about their repentance.