GOD'S JUDGMENTS ON THE PRIESTS, PEOPLE, AND PRINCES OF ISRAEL FOR THEIR SINS. (Hos 5:1-5) Judah, too, being guilty shall be punished; nor shall Assyria, whose aid they both sought, save them; judgments shall at last l…
1Sacerdotes, oíd esto, y estad atentos, casa de Israel, y casa del rey, escuchad; porque para vosotros es el juicio, pues habéis sido lazo en Mizpa, y red tendida sobre Tabor.
2Y haciendo víctimas han bajado hasta lo profundo; por tanto, yo castigaré a todos ellos.
3Yo conozco a Efraín, e Israel no me es desconocido; porque ahora, oh Efraín, te has prostituido, y se ha contaminado Israel.
4No piensan en convertirse a su Dios, porque espíritu de fornicación está en medio de ellos, y no conocen a Jehová.
5La soberbia de Israel le desmentirá en su cara; Israel y Efraín tropezarán en su pecado, y Judá tropezará también con ellos.
6Con sus ovejas y con sus vacas andarán buscando a Jehová, y no le hallarán; se apartó de ellos.
7Contra Jehová prevaricaron, porque han engendrado hijos extraños; ahora en un solo mes serán consumidos ellos y sus heredades.
8Tocad bocina en Gabaa, trompeta en Ramá: sonad alarma en Bet-avén; tiembla, oh Benjamín.
9Efraín será asolado en el día del castigo; en las tribus de Israel hice conocer la verdad.
10Los príncipes de Judá fueron como los que traspasan los linderos; derramaré sobre ellos como agua mi ira.
11Efraín es vejado, quebrantado en juicio, porque quiso andar en pos de vanidades.
12Yo, pues, seré como polilla a Efraín, y como carcoma a la casa de Judá.
13Y verá Efraín su enfermedad, y Judá su llaga; irá entonces Efraín a Asiria, y enviará al rey Jareb; mas él no os podrá sanar, ni os curará la llaga.
14Porque yo seré como león a Efraín, y como cachorro de león a la casa de Judá; yo, yo arrebataré, y me iré; tomaré, y no habrá quien liberte.
15Andaré y volveré a mi lugar, hasta que reconozcan su pecado y busquen mi rostro. En su angustia me buscarán.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. revolters--apostates.
revolters--apostates.
profound--deeply rooted [CALVIN] and sunk to the lowest depths, excessive in their idolatry (Hos 9:9; Isa 31:6) [HENDERSON]. From the antithesis (Hos 5:3), "not hid from me," I prefer explaining, profoundly cunning in their idolatry. Jeroboam thought it a profound piece of policy to set up golden calves to represent God in Dan and Beth-el, in order to prevent Israel's heart from turning again to David's line by going up to Jerusalem to worship. So Israel's subsequent idolatry was grounded by their leaders on various pleas of state expediency (compare Isa 29:15).
to . . . slaughter--He does not say "to sacrifice," for their so-called sacrifices were butcheries rather than sacrifices; there was nothing sacred about them, being to idols instead of to the holy God.
though--MAURER translates, "and (in spite of their hope of safety through their slaughter of victims to idols) I will be a chastisement to them all." English Version is good sense: They have deeply revolted, notwithstanding all my prophetical warnings.
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II. Ephraim--the tribe so called, as distinguished from "Israel" here, the other nine tribes. It was …
Ephraim--the tribe so called, as distinguished from "Israel" here, the other nine tribes. It was always foremost of the tribes of the northern kingdom. For four hundred years in early history, it, with Manasseh and Benjamin, its two dependent tribes, held the pre-eminence in the whole nation. Ephraim is here addressed as foremost in idolatry.
I how . . . not hid from me--notwithstanding their supposed profound cunning (Hos 5:2; Rev 2:2, Rev 2:9, Rev 2:13, Rev 2:19).
now--"though I have been a rebuker of all them" (Hos 5:2) who commit such spiritual whoredoms, thou art now continuing in them.
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III. They--Turning from a direct address to Ephraim, he uses the third person plural to characterize t…
They--Turning from a direct address to Ephraim, he uses the third person plural to characterize the people in general. The Hebrew is against the Margin, their doings will not suffer them" the omission of "them" in the Hebrew after the verb being unusual. The sense is, they are incurable, for they will not permit (as the Hebrew literally means) their doings to be framed so as to turn unto God. Implying that they resist the Spirit of God, not suffering Him to renew them; and give themselves up to "the spirit of whoredoms" (in antithesis to "the Spirit of God" implied in "suffer" or "permit") (Hos 4:12; Isa 63:10; Eze 16:43; Act 7:51).
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IV. the pride of Israel--wherewith they reject the warnings of God's prophets (Hos 5:2), and prefer t…
the pride of Israel--wherewith they reject the warnings of God's prophets (Hos 5:2), and prefer their idols to God (Hos 7:10; Jer 13:17).
testify to his face--openly to his face he shall be convicted of the pride which is so palpable in him. Or, "in his face," as in Isa 3:9.
Judah . . . shall fall with them--This prophecy is later than Hos 4:15, when Judah had not gone so far in idolatry; now her imitation of Israel's bad example provokes the threat of her being doomed to share in Israel's punishment.
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V. with . . . flocks--to propitiate Jehovah (Isa 1:11-15).
with . . . flocks--to propitiate Jehovah (Isa 1:11-15).
seek . . . not find--because it is slavish fear that leads them to seek Him; and because it then shall be too late (Pro 1:28; Joh 7:34).
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VI. treacherously--as to the marriage covenant (Jer 3:20).
treacherously--as to the marriage covenant (Jer 3:20).
strange children--alluding to "children of whoredoms" (Hos 1:2; Hos 2:4). "Strange" or foreign implies that their idolatry was imported from abroad [HENDERSON]. Or rather, "regarded by God as strangers, not His," as being reared in idolatry. The case is desperate, when not only the existing, but also the rising, generation is reared in apostasy.
a month--a very brief space of time shall elapse, and then punishment shall overtake them (Zac 11:8). The allusion seems to be to money loans, which were by the month, not as with us by the year. You cannot put it off; the time of your destruction is immediately and suddenly coming on you; just as the debtor must meet the creditor's demand at the expiration of the month. The prediction is of the invasion of Tiglath-pileser, who carried away Reuben, Gad, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh.
portions--that is, possessions. Their resources and garrisons will not avail to save them. HENDERSON explains from Isa 57:6, "portions" as their idols; the context favors this, "the Lord" the true "portion of His people" (Deu 32:9), being in antithesis to "their portions," the idols.
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VII. The arrival of the enemy is announced in the form of an injunction to blow an alarm.
The arrival of the enemy is announced in the form of an injunction to blow an alarm.
cornet . . . trumpet--The "cornet" was made of the curved horn of animals and was used by shepherds. The "trumpet" was of brass or silver, straight, and used in wars and on solemn occasions. The Hebrew is hatzotzerah, the sound imitating the trumpet note (Hos 8:1; Num 10:2; Jer 4:5; Joe 2:1).
Gibeah . . . Ramah--both in Benjamin (Isa 10:29).
Beth-aven--in Benjamin; not as in Hos 4:15; Beth-el, but a town east of it (Jos 7:2). "Cry aloud," namely, to raise the alarm. "Benjamin" is put for the whole southern kingdom of Judah (compare Hos 5:5), being the first part of it which would meet the foe advancing from the north. "After thee, O Benjamin," implies the position of Beth-aven, behind Benjamin, at the borders of Ephraim. When the foe is at Beth-aven, he is at Benjamin's rear, close upon thee, O Benjamin (Jdg 5:14).
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VIII. Israel is referred to in Hos 5:9, Judah in Hos 5:10.
Israel is referred to in Hos 5:9, Judah in Hos 5:10.
the day of rebuke--the day when I shall chastise him.
among the tribes of Israel have I made known--proving that the scene of Hosea's labor was among the ten tribes.
that which shall surely be--namely, the coming judgment here foretold. It is no longer a conditional decree, leaving a hope of pardon on repentance; it is absolute, for Ephraim is hopelessly impenitent.
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IX. remove the bound-- (Deu 19:14; Deu 27:17; Job 24:2; Pro 22:28; Pro 23:10). Proverbial for the ras…
remove the bound-- (Deu 19:14; Deu 27:17; Job 24:2; Pro 22:28; Pro 23:10). Proverbial for the rash setting aside of the ancestral laws by which men are kept to their duty. Ahaz and his courtiers ("the princes of Judah"), setting aside the ancient ordinances of God, removed the borders of the bases and the layer and the sea and introduced an idolatrous altar from Damascus (Kg2 16:10-18); also he burnt his children in the valley of Hinnom, after the abominations of the heathen (Ch2 28:3).
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X. broken in judgment--namely, the "judgment" of God on him (Hos 5:1).
broken in judgment--namely, the "judgment" of God on him (Hos 5:1).
walked after the commandment--Jeroboam's, to worship the calves (Kg2 10:28-33). Compare Mic 6:16, "the statutes of Omri," namely, idolatrous statutes. We ought to obey God rather than men (Act 5:29). JEROME reads "filthiness." The Septuagint gives the sense, not the literal translation: "after vanities."
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XI. as a moth--consuming a garment (Job 13:28; Psa 39:11; Isa 50:9).
as a moth--consuming a garment (Job 13:28; Psa 39:11; Isa 50:9).
Judah . . . rottenness--Ephraim, or the ten tribes, are as a garment eaten by the moth; Judah as the body itself consumed by rottenness (Pro 12:4). Perhaps alluding to the superiority of the latter in having the house of David, and the temple, the religious center of the nation [GROTIUS]. As in Hos 5:13-14, the violence of the calamity is prefigured by the "wound" which "a lion" inflicts, so here its long protracted duration, and the certainty and completeness of the destruction from small unforeseen beginnings, by the images of a slowly but surely consuming moth and rottenness.
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XII. wound--literally, "bandage"; hence a bandaged wound (Isa 1:6; Jer 30:12). "Saw," that is, felt it…
wound--literally, "bandage"; hence a bandaged wound (Isa 1:6; Jer 30:12). "Saw," that is, felt its weakened state politically, and the dangers that threatened it. It aggravates their perversity, that, though aware of their unsound and calamitous state, they did not inquire into the cause or seek a right remedy.
went . . . to the Assyrian--First, Menahem (Kg2 15:19) applied to Pul; again, Hoshea to Shalmaneser (Kg2 17:3).
sent to King Jareb--Understand Judah as the nominative to "sent." Thus, as "Ephraim saw his sickness" (the first clause) answers in the parallelism to "Ephraim went to the Assyrian" (the third clause), so "Judah saw his wound" (the second clause) answers to (Judah) "sent to King Jareb" (the fourth clause). Jareb ought rather to be translated, "their defender," literally, "avenger" [JEROME]. The Assyrian "king," ever ready, for his own aggrandizement, to mix himself up with the affairs of neighboring states, professed to undertake Israel's and Judah's cause; in Jdg 6:32, Jerub, in Jerub-baal is so used, namely, "plead one's cause." Judah, under Ahaz, applied to Tiglath-pileser for aid against Syria and Israel (Kg2 16:7-8; Ch2 28:16-21); the Assyrian "distressed him, but strengthened him not," fulfiling the prophecy here, "he could not heal your, nor cure you of your wound.
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XIII. lion--The black lion and the young lion are emblems of strength and ferocity (Psa 91:13).
lion--The black lion and the young lion are emblems of strength and ferocity (Psa 91:13).
I, even I--emphatic; when I, even I, the irresistible God, tear in pieces (Psa 50:22), no Assyrian power can rescue.
go away--as a lion stalks leisurely back with his prey to his lair.
XIV
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XIV. return to my place--that is, withdraw My favor.
return to my place--that is, withdraw My favor.
till they acknowledge their offence--The Hebrew is, "till they suffer the penalty of their guilt." Probably "accepting the punishment of their guilt" (compare Zac 11:5) is included in the idea, as English Version translates. Compare Lev 26:40-41; Jer 29:12-13; Eze 6:9; Eze 20:43; Eze 36:31.
seek my face--that is, seek My favor (Pro 29:26, Margin).
in . . . affliction . . . seek me early--that is, diligently; rising up before dawn to seek Me (Psa 119:147; compare Psa 78:34).
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Hosea — Capítulo 5
GOD'S JUDGMENTS ON THE PRIESTS, PEOPLE, AND PRINCES OF ISRAEL FOR THEIR SINS. (Hos 5:1-5) Judah, too, being guilty shall be punished; nor shall Assyria, whose aid they both sought, save them; judgments shall at last l…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Sacerdotes, oíd esto, y estad atentos, casa de Israel, y casa del rey, escuchad; porque para vosotros es el juicio, pues habéis sido lazo en Mizpa, y red tendida sobre Tabor.
2Y haciendo víctimas han bajado hasta lo profundo; por tanto, yo castigaré a todos ellos.
3Yo conozco a Efraín, e Israel no me es desconocido; porque ahora, oh Efraín, te has prostituido, y se ha contaminado Israel.
4No piensan en convertirse a su Dios, porque espíritu de fornicación está en medio de ellos, y no conocen a Jehová.
5La soberbia de Israel le desmentirá en su cara; Israel y Efraín tropezarán en su pecado, y Judá tropezará también con ellos.
6Con sus ovejas y con sus vacas andarán buscando a Jehová, y no le hallarán; se apartó de ellos.
7Contra Jehová prevaricaron, porque han engendrado hijos extraños; ahora en un solo mes serán consumidos ellos y sus heredades.
8Tocad bocina en Gabaa, trompeta en Ramá: sonad alarma en Bet-avén; tiembla, oh Benjamín.
9Efraín será asolado en el día del castigo; en las tribus de Israel hice conocer la verdad.
10Los príncipes de Judá fueron como los que traspasan los linderos; derramaré sobre ellos como agua mi ira.
11Efraín es vejado, quebrantado en juicio, porque quiso andar en pos de vanidades.
12Yo, pues, seré como polilla a Efraín, y como carcoma a la casa de Judá.
13Y verá Efraín su enfermedad, y Judá su llaga; irá entonces Efraín a Asiria, y enviará al rey Jareb; mas él no os podrá sanar, ni os curará la llaga.
14Porque yo seré como león a Efraín, y como cachorro de león a la casa de Judá; yo, yo arrebataré, y me iré; tomaré, y no habrá quien liberte.
15Andaré y volveré a mi lugar, hasta que reconozcan su pecado y busquen mi rostro. En su angustia me buscarán.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. revolters--apostates.
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II. Ephraim--the tribe so called, as distinguished from "Israel" here, the other nine tribes. It was …
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III. They--Turning from a direct address to Ephraim, he uses the third person plural to characterize t…
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IV. the pride of Israel--wherewith they reject the warnings of God's prophets (Hos 5:2), and prefer t…
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V. with . . . flocks--to propitiate Jehovah (Isa 1:11-15).
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VI. treacherously--as to the marriage covenant (Jer 3:20).
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VII. The arrival of the enemy is announced in the form of an injunction to blow an alarm.
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VIII. Israel is referred to in Hos 5:9, Judah in Hos 5:10.
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IX. remove the bound-- (Deu 19:14; Deu 27:17; Job 24:2; Pro 22:28; Pro 23:10). Proverbial for the ras…
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X. broken in judgment--namely, the "judgment" of God on him (Hos 5:1).
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XI. as a moth--consuming a garment (Job 13:28; Psa 39:11; Isa 50:9).
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XII. wound--literally, "bandage"; hence a bandaged wound (Isa 1:6; Jer 30:12). "Saw," that is, felt it…
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XIII. lion--The black lion and the young lion are emblems of strength and ferocity (Psa 91:13).
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XIV. return to my place--that is, withdraw My favor.