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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hosea 4:19

wind, &c.. the spirit of whoredoms (Hosea 4:12) has bound itself up. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

in her wings. in her skirts (so as to impede her gait).

they shall be ashamed. Compare Isaiah 1:29; Jeremiah 2:26. This verse is not "in confusion", as alleged. These verses (16-19) are not "scraps", as alleged, but are closely connected with the context. They are required by the Structure "Hosea 4:15 " and "Hosea 5:8 " on p. 1213.

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