(Hos 11:5 shows this prophecy was uttered after the league made with Egypt (Kg2 17:4)) Israel . . . called my son out of Egypt--BENGEL translates, "From the time that he (Israel) was in Egypt, I called him My son," wh…
1Cuando Israel era muchacho, yo lo amé, y de Egipto llamé a mi hijo.
2Cuanto más yo los llamaba, tanto más se alejaban de mí; a los baales sacrificaban, y a los ídolos ofrecían sahumerios.
3Yo con todo eso enseñaba a andar al mismo Efraín, tomándole de los brazos; y no conoció que yo le cuidaba.
4Con cuerdas humanas los atraje, con cuerdas de amor; y fui para ellos como los que alzan el yugo de sobre su cerviz, y puse delante de ellos la comida.
5No volverá a tierra de Egipto, sino que el asirio mismo será su rey, porque no se quisieron convertir.
6Caerá espada sobre sus ciudades, y consumirá sus aldeas; las consumirá a causa de sus propios consejos.
7Entre tanto, mi pueblo está adherido a la rebelión contra mí; aunque me llaman el Altísimo, ninguno absolutamente me quiere enaltecer.
8¿Cómo podré abandonarte, oh Efraín? ¿Te entregaré yo, Israel? ¿Cómo podré yo hacerte como Adma, o ponerte como a Zeboim? Mi corazón se conmueve dentro de mí, se inflama toda mi compasión.
9No ejecutaré el ardor de mi ira, ni volveré para destruir a Efraín; porque Dios soy, y no hombre, el Santo en medio de ti; y no entraré en la ciudad.
10En pos de Jehová caminarán; él rugirá como león; rugirá, y los hijos vendrán temblando desde el occidente.
11Como ave acudirán velozmente de Egipto, y de la tierra de Asiria como paloma; y los haré habitar en sus casas, dice Jehová.
12Me rodeó Efraín de mentira, y la casa de Israel de engaño. Judá aún gobierna con Dios, y es fiel con los santos.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. As they called them--"they," namely, monitors sent by Me. "Called," in Hos 11:1, suggests the ide…
As they called them--"they," namely, monitors sent by Me. "Called," in Hos 11:1, suggests the idea of the many subsequent calls by the prophets.
went from them--turned away in contempt (Jer 2:27).
Baalim--images of Baal, set up in various places.
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II. taught . . . to go--literally "to use his feet." Compare a similar image, Deu 1:31; Deu 8:2, Deu …
taught . . . to go--literally "to use his feet." Compare a similar image, Deu 1:31; Deu 8:2, Deu 8:5, Deu 8:15; Deu 32:10-11; Neh 9:21; Isa 63:9; Amo 2:10. God bore them as a parent does an infant, unable to supply itself, so that it has no anxiety about food, raiment, and its going forth. Act 13:18, which probably refers to this passage of Hosea; He took them by the arms, to guide them that they might not stray, and to hold them up that they might not stumble.
knew not that I healed them--that is, that My design was to restore them spiritually and temporally (Exo 15:26).
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III. cords of a man--parallel to "bands of love"; not such cords as oxen are led by, but humane method…
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 others, as for instance, a father drawing his child, by leading-strings, teaching him to go (Hos 11:1).
I was . . . as they that take off the yoke on their jaws . . . I laid meat--as the humane husbandman occasionally loosens the straps under the jaws by which the yoke is bound on the neck of oxen and lays food before them to eat. An appropriate image of God's deliverance of Israel from the Egyptian yoke, and of His feeding them in the wilderness.
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IV. He shall not return into . . . Egypt--namely, to seek help against Assyria (compare Hos 7:11), as…
He shall not return into . . . Egypt--namely, to seek help against Assyria (compare Hos 7:11), as Israel lately had done (Kg2 17:4), after having revolted from Assyria, to whom they had been tributary from the times of Menahem (Kg2 15:19). In a figurative sense, "he shall return to Egypt" (Hos 9:3), that is, to Egypt-like bondage; also many Jewish fugitives were literally to return to Egypt, when the Holy Land was to be in Assyrian and Chaldean hands.
Assyrian shall be his king--instead of having kings of their own, and Egypt as their auxiliary.
because they refused to return--just retribution. They would not return (spiritually) to God, therefore they shall not return (corporally) to Egypt, the object of their desire.
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V. abide--or, "fall upon" [CALVIN].
abide--or, "fall upon" [CALVIN].
branches--villages, which are the branches or dependencies of the cities [CALVIN]. GROTIUS translates, "his bars" (so Lam 2:9), that is, the warriors who were the bulwarks of the state. Compare Hos 4:18, "rulers" (Margin), "shields" (Psa 47:9).
because of their own counsels--in worshipping idols, and relying on Egypt (compare Hos 10:6).
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VI. bent to backsliding--Not only do they backslide, and that too from ME, their "chief good," but th…
bent to backsliding--Not only do they backslide, and that too from ME, their "chief good," but they are bent upon it. Though they (the prophets) called them (the Israelites) to the Most High (from their idols), "none would exalt (that is, extol or honor) Him." To exalt God, they must cease to be "bent on backsliding," and must lift themselves upwards.
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VII. as Admah . . . Zeboim--among the cities, including Sodom and Gomorrah, irretrievably overthrown (…
as Admah . . . Zeboim--among the cities, including Sodom and Gomorrah, irretrievably overthrown (Deu 29:23).
heart is turned within me--with the deepest compassion, so as not to execute My threat (Lam 1:20; compare Gen 43:30; Kg1 3:26). So the phrase is used of a new turn given to the feeling (Psa 105:25).
repentings--God speaks according to human modes of thought (Num 23:19). God's seeming change is in accordance with His secret everlasting purpose of love to His people, to magnify His grace after their desperate rebellion.
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VIII. I will not return to destroy Ephraim--that is I will no more, as in past times, destroy Ephraim. …
I will not return to destroy Ephraim--that is I will no more, as in past times, destroy Ephraim. The destruction primarily meant is probably that by Tiglath-pileser, who, as the Jewish king Ahaz' ally against Pekah of Israel and Rezin of Syria, deprived Israel of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali (Kg2 15:29). The ulterior reference is to the long dispersion hereafter, to be ended by God's covenant mercy restoring His people, not for their merits, but of His grace.
God, . . . not man--not dealing as man would, with implacable wrath under awful provocation (Isa 55:7-9; Mal 3:6). I do not, like man, change when once I have made a covenant of everlasting love, as with Israel (Num 23:19). We measure God by the human standard, and hence are slow to credit fully His promises; these, however, belong to the faithful remnant, not to the obstinately impenitent.
in the midst of thee--as peculiarly thy God (Exo 19:5-6).
not enter into the city--as an enemy: as I entered Admah, Zeboim, and Sodom, utterly destroying them, whereas I will not utterly destroy thee. Somewhat similarly JEROME: "I am not one such as human dwellers in a city, who take cruel vengeance; I save those whom I correct." Thus "not man," and "in the midst of thee," are parallel to "into the city." Though I am in the midst of thee, it is not as man entering a rebellious city to destroy utterly. MAURER needlessly translates, "I will not come in wrath."
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IX. he shall roar like a lion--by awful judgments on their foes (Isa 31:4; Jer 25:26-30; Joe 3:16), c…
he shall roar like a lion--by awful judgments on their foes (Isa 31:4; Jer 25:26-30; Joe 3:16), calling His dispersed "children" from the various lands of their dispersion.
shall tremble--shall flock in eager agitation of haste.
from the west-- (Zac 8:7). Literally, "the sea." Probably the Mediterranean, including its "isles of the sea," and maritime coast. Thus as Hos 11:11 specifies regions of Africa and Asia, so here Europe. Isa 11:11-16, is parallel, referring to the very same regions. On "children," see Hos 1:10.
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X. tremble--flutter in haste.
tremble--flutter in haste.
dove--no longer "a silly dove" (Hos 7:11), but as "doves flying to their windows" (Isa 60:8).
in their houses-- (Eze 28:26). Literally, "upon," for the Orientals live almost as much upon their flat-roofed houses as in them.
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XI. MAURER joins this verse with the twelfth chapter. But as this verse praises Judah, whereas Hos 12…
MAURER joins this verse with the twelfth chapter. But as this verse praises Judah, whereas Hos 12:2 censures him, it must belong rather to the eleventh chapter and a new prophecy begins at the twelfth chapter. To avoid this, MAURER translates this verse as a censure, "Judah wanders with God," that is, though having the true God, he wanders after false gods.
ruleth with God--to serve God is to reign. Ephraim wished to rule without God (compare Co1 4:8); nay, even, in order to rule, cast off God's worship [RIVETUS]. In Judah was the legitimate succession of kings and priests.
with the saints--the holy priests and Levites [RIVETUS]. With the fathers and prophets who handed down the pure worship of God. Israel's apostasy is the more culpable, as he had before him the good example of Judah, which he set at naught. The parallelism ("with GOD") favors Margin, "With THE MOST HOLY ONE."
Next: Hosea Chapter 12
Antiguo Testamento
Hosea — Capítulo 11
(Hos 11:5 shows this prophecy was uttered after the league made with Egypt (Kg2 17:4)) Israel . . . called my son out of Egypt--BENGEL translates, "From the time that he (Israel) was in Egypt, I called him My son," wh…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Cuando Israel era muchacho, yo lo amé, y de Egipto llamé a mi hijo.
2Cuanto más yo los llamaba, tanto más se alejaban de mí; a los baales sacrificaban, y a los ídolos ofrecían sahumerios.
3Yo con todo eso enseñaba a andar al mismo Efraín, tomándole de los brazos; y no conoció que yo le cuidaba.
4Con cuerdas humanas los atraje, con cuerdas de amor; y fui para ellos como los que alzan el yugo de sobre su cerviz, y puse delante de ellos la comida.
5No volverá a tierra de Egipto, sino que el asirio mismo será su rey, porque no se quisieron convertir.
6Caerá espada sobre sus ciudades, y consumirá sus aldeas; las consumirá a causa de sus propios consejos.
7Entre tanto, mi pueblo está adherido a la rebelión contra mí; aunque me llaman el Altísimo, ninguno absolutamente me quiere enaltecer.
8¿Cómo podré abandonarte, oh Efraín? ¿Te entregaré yo, Israel? ¿Cómo podré yo hacerte como Adma, o ponerte como a Zeboim? Mi corazón se conmueve dentro de mí, se inflama toda mi compasión.
9No ejecutaré el ardor de mi ira, ni volveré para destruir a Efraín; porque Dios soy, y no hombre, el Santo en medio de ti; y no entraré en la ciudad.
10En pos de Jehová caminarán; él rugirá como león; rugirá, y los hijos vendrán temblando desde el occidente.
11Como ave acudirán velozmente de Egipto, y de la tierra de Asiria como paloma; y los haré habitar en sus casas, dice Jehová.
12Me rodeó Efraín de mentira, y la casa de Israel de engaño. Judá aún gobierna con Dios, y es fiel con los santos.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. As they called them--"they," namely, monitors sent by Me. "Called," in Hos 11:1, suggests the ide…
Versículo 3
II. taught . . . to go--literally "to use his feet." Compare a similar image, Deu 1:31; Deu 8:2, Deu …
Versículo 4
III. cords of a man--parallel to "bands of love"; not such cords as oxen are led by, but humane method…
Versículo 5
IV. He shall not return into . . . Egypt--namely, to seek help against Assyria (compare Hos 7:11), as…
Versículo 6
V. abide--or, "fall upon" [CALVIN].
Versículo 7
VI. bent to backsliding--Not only do they backslide, and that too from ME, their "chief good," but th…
Versículo 8
VII. as Admah . . . Zeboim--among the cities, including Sodom and Gomorrah, irretrievably overthrown (…
Versículo 9
VIII. I will not return to destroy Ephraim--that is I will no more, as in past times, destroy Ephraim. …
Versículo 10
IX. he shall roar like a lion--by awful judgments on their foes (Isa 31:4; Jer 25:26-30; Joe 3:16), c…
Versículo 11
X. tremble--flutter in haste.
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XI. MAURER joins this verse with the twelfth chapter. But as this verse praises Judah, whereas Hos 12…