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Hosea 9:17
17My God will reject the people of Israel because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations.
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
15The Lord says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels. 16The people of Israel are struck down. Their roots are dried up, and they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their beloved children.” My God will reject the people of Israel because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations.
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יִמְאָסֵ֣ם אֱלֹהַ֔י כִּ֛י לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ ל֑וֹ וְיִהְי֥וּ נֹדְדִ֖ים בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Hosea 9:17
- 2 Chronicles 18:13But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what my God says.”
- Nehemiah 5:19Remember, O my God, all that I have done for these people, and bless me for it.
- Psalms 31:14But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!”
- Isaiah 7:13Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well?
- Micah 7:7As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.
- John 20:17“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
- Philippians 4:19And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
- Hosea 7:13“What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me! Let them die, for they have rebelled against me. I wanted to redeem them, but they have told lies about me.
- 1 Kings 14:15Then the Lord will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the Lord with the Asherah poles they have set up for worship.
- 2 Kings 17:14But the Israelites would not listen. They were as stubborn as their ancestors who had refused to believe in the Lord their God.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.
- Psalms 81:11“But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around.
- Proverbs 29:1Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
- Isaiah 48:18Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.
- Jeremiah 25:3“For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now—the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.
- Jeremiah 26:4“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: If you will not listen to me and obey my word I have given 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
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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
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