Hosea 9:17

Hosea 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
• New International Version (NIV)My God will reject them because they have not obeyed him; they will be wanderers among the nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Context of Hosea 9:17

15All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings, I will drive them out of my house, I will love them no more: all their princes are rebellious. 16Ephraim is smitten: their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they should bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved [fruit] of their womb. My God hath rejected them, because they hearkened not unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Hosea 9:17 word by word

יִמְאָסֵ֣ם אֱלֹהַ֔י כִּ֛י לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ ל֑וֹ וְיִהְי֥וּ נֹדְדִ֖ים בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• rejectedמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Hosea 9:17

• 2 Chronicles 18:13And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what my God shall say, that will I declare.
• Nehemiah 5:19Remember for me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.
• Psalms 31:14But I confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God.
• Isaiah 7:13And he said, Hear then, house of David: Is it a small matter for you to weary men, that ye weary also my God?
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
• John 20:17Jesus says to her, Touch me not, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and [to] my God and your God.
• Philippians 4:19But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
• Hosea 7:13Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against me. And I would redeem them; but they speak lies against me.
• 1 Kings 14:15And Jehovah will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their Asherahs, provoking Jehovah to anger.
• 2 Kings 17:14But they would not hear, and hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in Jehovah their God.
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked at the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the fury of Jehovah rose against his people, and there was no remedy.
• Psalms 81:11But my people hearkened not to my voice, and Israel would none of me.
• Proverbs 29:1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.
• Isaiah 48:18Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea;
• Jeremiah 25:3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, the king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of Jehovah hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
• Jeremiah 26:4And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: If ye will not hearken unto me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you,

Commentaries on Hosea 9:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17My God will cast them away - Here the prophet seems to apologize for the severity of these denunciations; and to vindicate the Divine justice, from which they proceeded. It is: - Because they did not hearken unto him - That "my God," the fountain of mercy and kindness, "will cast them away." And they shall be wanderers among the nations - And where they have wandered to, who can tell? and in what nations to be found, no man knows. Wanderers they are; and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 . God departs from a people, or from a person, when he withdraws his goodness and mercy from them; and when the Lord is departed, what can the creature do? Even though, for the present, good things seem to remain, yet the blessing is gone if God is gone. Even the children should perish with the parents. The Divine wrath dries up the root, and withers the fruit of all comforts; and the scattered Jews daily warn us to beware, lest we neglect or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17wanderers: God would judge the Israelites by removing them from the land, leaving them without a home.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. My God--"My," in contrast to "them," that is, the people, whose God Jehovah no longer is. Also Hosea appeals to God as supporting his authority against the whole people. wanderers among ... nations--(2Ki 15:29; 1Ch 5:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 9:17

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on Hosea 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings