Hosea 11:10

Hosea 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
• New International Version (NIV)They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall go after the Lord; he will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“They shall walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;

Context of Hosea 11:10

8“Oh, how can I give you up, Israel? How can I let you go? How can I destroy you like Admah or demolish you like Zeboiim? My heart is torn within me, and my compassion overflows. 9No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy. For someday the people will follow me. I, the Lord, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, my people will return trembling from the west. 11Like a flock of birds, they will come from Egypt. Trembling like doves, they will return from Assyria. And I will bring them home again,” says the Lord. 12Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit, but Judah still obeys God and is faithful to the Holy One.

Hosea 11:10 word by word

אַחֲרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה יֵלְכ֖וּ כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה יִשְׁאָ֑ג כִּֽי־ה֣וּא יִשְׁאַ֔ג וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּ בָנִ֖ים מִיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• he shall roarשָׁאַגshâ'ag · to roarH7580
• like a lionאַרְיֵה'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• then the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• shall trembleחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• from the westיָםyâm · sea: westH3220

Cross-references for Hosea 11:10

• Isaiah 2:5Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
• Isaiah 49:10They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.
• Jeremiah 2:2“Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. This is what the Lord says: “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved me and followed me even through the barren wilderness.
• Jeremiah 7:6only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols.
• Jeremiah 31:9Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.
• Micah 4:5Though the nations around us follow their idols, we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.
• Zechariah 10:12By my power I will make my people strong, and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
• John 8:12Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
• Romans 8:1So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
• 2 Peter 2:10He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling.
• Isaiah 31:4But this is what the Lord has told me: “When a strong young lion stands growling over a sheep it has killed, it is not frightened by the shouts and noise of a whole crowd of shepherds. In the same way, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will come down and fight on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry and crush all his enemies.
• Jeremiah 25:30“Now prophesy all these things, and say to them, “‘The Lord will roar against his own land from his holy dwelling in heaven. He will shout like those who tread grapes; he will shout against everyone on earth.
• Joel 3:16The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a strong fortress for the people of Israel.
• Amos 1:2This is what he saw and heard: “The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem! The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up; the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”
• Amos 3:4Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?

Commentaries on Hosea 11:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They shall walk after the Lord - They shall discern the operations of his providence, when, He shall roar like a lion - When he shall utter his majestic voice, Cyrus shall make his decree. The people shall tremble - be in a state of commotion; every one hurrying to avail himself of the opportunity to return to his own land.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10They shall walk after the Lord - Not only would God not destroy them all, but a remnant of them should “walk after the Lord,” i. e., they shall believe in Christ. The Jews of old understood this of Christ. One of them saith, “this pointeth to the time of their redemption.” And another, “Although I will withdraw from the midst of them My divine presence for their iniquity, and remove them out of their own land, yet shall there be a long time in which they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 God is slow to anger, and is loth to abandon a people to utter ruin, who have been called by his name. When God was to give a sacrifice for sin, and a Saviour for sinners, he spared not his own Son, that he might spare us. This is the language of the day of his patience; but when men sin that away, then the great day of his wrath comes. Man's compassions are nothing in comparison with the tender mercies of our God, whose thoughts and ways, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Israel’s sin would not be the final word. God, in his holy love, would roar like a lion (see Amos 1:2; 3:8) to call his people home from exile in Babylon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. he shall roar like a lion--by awful judgments on their foes (Is 31:4; Jr 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--(Zec 8:7). Literally, "the sea." Probably the Mediterranean, including its "isles of the sea," and maritime coast. Thus as Ho 11:11 specifies regions of Africa and Asia, so here Europe. Is 11:11-16, is parallel…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 11:10

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Hosea 11

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings