Hosea 8:10

Hosea 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Though they hire allies among the nations, I will soon gather them up. And the king and princes shall soon writhe because of the tribute.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, though they have hired among the nations, Now I will gather them; And they shall sorrow a little, Because of the burden of the king of princes.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But though they have sold themselves to many allies, I will now gather them together for judgment. Then they will writhe under the burden of the great king.

Context of Hosea 8:10

8Israel is swallowed up; now she is among the nations like something no one wants. 9For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers. Although they have sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away under the oppression of the mighty king. 11“Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning. 12I wrote for them the many things of my law, but they regarded them as something foreign.

Hosea 8:10 word by word

גַּ֛ם כִּֽי־יִתְנ֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ שָׂרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, though they have hiredתָּנָהtânâh · to hireH8566
• among the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• now will I gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• them, and they shall sorrowחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• for the burdenמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · burdenH4853
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269

Cross-references for Hosea 8:10

• Hosea 10:10When I please, I will punish them; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bonds for their double sin.
• Ezekiel 16:37therefore I am going to gather all your lovers, with whom you found pleasure, those you loved as well as those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and will strip you in front of them, and they will see you stark naked.
• Ezekiel 23:9“Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians, for whom she lusted.
• Haggai 2:6“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
• 2 Kings 14:26The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free, was suffering; there was no one to help them.
• 2 Kings 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.
• 2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser’s vassal and had paid him tribute.
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.
• Isaiah 10:8‘Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says.
• Isaiah 36:13Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
• Ezekiel 26:7“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: From the north I am going to bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with horsemen and a great army.
• Daniel 2:37Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory;

Commentaries on Hosea 8:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For the burden of the king of princes - The exactions of the Assyrian king, and the princes of the provinces.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Yea, though they have hired - Or better, “because or when they hinge among the pagan, now will I gather them;” i. e., I will gather the nations together. The sin of Israel should bring its own punishment. He sent presents to the king of Assyria, in order to strengthen himself against the will of God; “he thought himself secured by his league made with them; but he should find himself much deceived in his policy;” he had “hired among them” only; “now,” ere…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no blade, or, if it have, the bud shall yield no fruit, there was nothing in them. The works of darkness are unfruitful; nay, the end of those things is death. The hopes of sinners will deceive them, and their gains will be snares. In times of danger, especially in the day of judgment, all carnal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10I will now round them up: God sometimes promises to gather his people to save them (Zechariah 10:8–10), but here the Lord gathers them for judgment (Joel 3:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. will I gather them--namely, the nations (Assyria, &c.) against Israel, instead of their assisting her as she had wished (Eze 16:37). a little--rather, "in a little" [Henderson]. English Version gives good sense: They shall sorrow "a little" at the imposition of the tribute; God suspended yet the great judgment, namely, their deportation by Assyria. the burden of the king of princes--the tribute imposed on Israel (under Menahem) by the Assyrian king…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 8:10

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Commentaries on Hosea 8

• 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