Hosea

Hosea 9 ©

The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins, especially their idolatry.

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REJOICE anot, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a breward 1upon every cornfloor.

a Is. 22.12. Eze. 16.47,48; 20.32. Am. 3.2. ch. 4.12; 5.4,7.
b ch. 2.5,12. Je. 44.17.
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The cfloor and the 2winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.

c ch. 2.9,12. Is. 24.7. Hag. 1.9; 2.16,17.
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They shall not dwell in dthe LORD's land; but Ephraim eshall return to Egypt, and fthey shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

d Le. 25.23. Ps. 37.3. Je. 2.7.
e ch. 8.13; 7.16; 11.5. v.6.
f ch. 11.11. 2Ki. 17.6. Eze. 4.13. Da. 1.8.
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gThey shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, hneither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the ibread of mourners; jall that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their kbread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

g ch. 3.4; 8.14. Am. 4.4,5. Je. 6.20. Is. 66.3.
h Is. 1.11-15.
i De. 26.14. Nu. 19.11. Le. 21.1-6. Je. 16.7.
j Nu. 19.14.
k Am. 8.11,12. Jn. 6.51. Le. 17.11; 1-6.
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lWhat will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

l ch. 2.11. Am. 8.2,3,10. La. 2.22. Is. 10.3.
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For, lo, mthey are gone because of 3destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, nMemphis shall bury them: 4the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their *tabernacles.

m ch. 8.13. Le. 26.33. De. 28.63,64,68.
n Is. 19.13.
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oThe days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it : pthe prophet is a fool, the 5spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

o Am. 8.2. Eze. 7.2-13. Is. 26.11. Zep. 1.14-18.
p v.8. Je. 6.14; 23.16,17. Eze. 13.3,10. Mi. 2.11. Zep. 3.4.
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The qwatchman of Ephraim was with my God: but rthe prophet is a snare of a *fowler in all his ways, and hatred 6in the house of his God.

q Is. 21.11; 62.6. Je. 6.17. Eze. 3.17; 33.2. Mi. 7.4.
r ch. 5.1. 1Ki. 18.19. Je. 6.14; 14.13. La. 2.14; 4.13.
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They have sdeeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of tGibeah: therefore uhe will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

s ch. 5.2; 10.9. Is. 31.6; 24.5.
t Ju. 19.18-25. Ge. 19.4,10. Is. 1.10.
u ch. 8.13. Am. 3.2.
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vI found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they wwent to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and xtheir abominations were according as they yloved.

v De. 32.10. ch. 2.23; 11.1. Ex. 19.5-8; 24.3. De. 5.27-29. Je. 31.2; 24.2. Mi. 7.1. Is. 28.4.
w Nu. 25.3. Ps. 106.28. 1Ki. 16.31. ch. 4.14. Je. 11.13. Ro. 6.21.
x Nu. 15.39. De. 32.17; 29.19. Am. 4.5. ch. 12.11.
y Je. 5.31.
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As for Ephraim, ztheir glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

z Ge. 48.19; 49.22. De. 33.17. Job 20.8; 18.5-19. ch. 10.5.
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Though they bring up their children, yet awill I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left : yea, woe also to them bwhen I depart from them!

a v.13. Job 27.14. De. 28.62; 32.25. Je. 16.3.
b De. 31.17. 2Ki. 17.18,23. ch. 7.13. 1Sa. 28.13,15. ch. 5.15.
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Ephraim, as I saw cTyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim dshall bring forth his children to the murderer.

c Eze. 26-28.
d v.12,16. ch. 13.8,15,16. 2Ki. 15; 17.
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eGive them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a 7miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

e Lu. 23.29. v.13,16. ch. 13.6.
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All their wickedness fis in Gilgal: for there I hated them: gfor the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine hhouse, I will love them no more: iall their princes are revolters.

f ch. 12.11; 4.15. Jos. 4.19,20.
g Le. 26.14-39. De. 28.15-68; 32.15-27. ch. 1.6,9. v.3-5,17. Am. 5.27.
h Ps. 78.60.
i ch. 4.8. Is. 1.23. Eze. 22.27. Mi. 3.11. Zep. 3.3.
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jEphraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even 8the beloved fruit of their womb.

j v.11-13. Job 18.16.
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My God kwill cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

k Je. 15.1. 2Ki. 17.18. 2Ch. 36.16. 1Ki. 14.15. Pr. 27.8. ch. 7.13. De. 28.64,65; 32.26. Jn. 7.35. Ja. 1.1. 1Pe. 1.1.