RETURN. Compare Hosea 12:6; Joel 2:13. UNTO. quite up to. Hebrew. _ad_. not merely "toward", which would be. _el_. FOR. Compare Hosea 13:9. INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'avah._ App-44. Some codices, with three early printed editions and Septuagint, read "transgressions" (plural)... [ Continue Reading ]
WORDS. Note the correspondence in the Structure: confession commanded, and the command obeyed. TURN. return, or turn back, as in Hosea 14:1. SAY. Compare Luke 15:18; Luke 15:19. GRACIOUSLY. O Gracious One. See notes on Hosea 3:5, and Hosea 8:3. Eminent Jewish commentators take this as. title of t... [ Continue Reading ]
ASSHUR, &C. See Hosea 5:13; Hosea 12:1. and compare Jeremiah 31:18. WE WILL NOT RIDE. Some codices, with four early printed editions and Syriac, read "nor upon horses will we ride". Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 17:16). Compare Psalms 33:17; Isaiah 30:2; Isaiah 30:16; Isaiah 31:1. [ Continue Reading ]
BACK-SLIDING. Compare Hosea 11:7; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 14:7. HIM: i.e. Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEW. See notes on Hosea 6:4; Hosea 13:3. GROW. blossom. CAST FORTH. strike out. HIS ROOTS. The spurs of Lebanon have the appearance of outspreading roots. AS. like [those of].... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS SMELL. his fragrance, or be fragrant, like.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SCENT THEREOF. his memory or remembrance [pleasant] as, &c. So the Septuagint WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL SAY. In obedience to the command in Hosea 14:1. I HAVE HEARD. I have heard and obeyed. AND OBSERVED. and regarded. Contrast Hosea 13:7. I AM LIKE: or,. like. green cypress [will overshadow him].. verb must he supplied. Referring to "shadow" in Hosea 14:7. FROM ME, &C. This member is Jehova... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO IS WISE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. Concluding the whole book, like Psalms 107:43. WISE. Hebrew. _chakam_ (adjective) See note on Proverbs 1:2. Compare Psalms 107:43.Jeremiah 9:12.Daniel 12:10. PRUDENT. [who is] understanding? Hebrew. _binah._ See. note on Proverbs 1:2. Here it is... [ Continue Reading ]