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Hosea 8:10
10But 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.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- 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.
Context of Hosea 8:10
8The people of Israel have been swallowed up; they lie among the nations like an old discarded pot. 9Like a wild donkey looking for a mate, they have gone up to Assyria. The people of Israel have sold themselves— sold themselves to many lovers. 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. 11“Israel has built many altars to take away sin, but these very altars became places for sinning! 12Even though I gave them all my laws, they act as if those laws don’t apply to them.
Read all of Hosea 8Hosea 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 10:10Now whenever it fits my plan, I will attack you, too. I will call out the armies of the nations to punish you for your multiplied sins.
- Ezekiel 16:37this is what I am going to do. I will gather together all your allies—the lovers with whom you have sinned, both those you loved and those you hated—and I will strip you naked in front of them so they can stare at you.
- Ezekiel 23:9“And so I handed her over to her Assyrian lovers, whom she desired so much.
- Haggai 2:6“For this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In just a little while I will again shake the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the dry land.
- 2 Kings 14:26For the Lord saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them.
- 2 Kings 15:19Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power.
- 2 Kings 17:3King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked King Hoshea, so Hoshea was forced to pay heavy tribute to Assyria.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land and take away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.
- Isaiah 10:8He will say, ‘Each of my princes will soon be a king.
- Isaiah 36:13Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, “Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria!
- Ezekiel 26:7“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: From the north I will bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon against Tyre. He is king of kings and brings his horses, chariots, charioteers, and great army.
- Daniel 2:37Your Majesty, you are the greatest of kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.
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
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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
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