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.
• 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

8Israel has been swallowed up! Now they are among the nations, like an ornament with no delight in it. 9For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey alone by itself. Ephraim has hired lovers. Although they hire among the nations, I will now round them up. So they will begin to decrease under the burden of king and princes. 11“When Ephraim multiplied altars for making sin offerings, they became his altars for sinning. 12Though I were to write out for him ten thousand things from My Torah, they are regarded as something strange.

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 desire, I will chasten them, and peoples will gather against them when they are yoked to their two sins.
• Ezekiel 16:37therefore behold, I will gather all your lovers—those you have pleased and all those you have loved, with all them that you have hated. I will gather them against you from every side. I will expose your nakedness to them, so they may all see your nakedness.
• Ezekiel 23:9Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, whom she lusted after.
• Haggai 2:6For thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “In just a little while I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land,
• 2 Kings 14:26For Adonai saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter and spared no one—whether bond or free—nor was there a helper for Israel.
• 2 Kings 15:19Then King Pul of Assyria invaded the country, so Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him to strengthen his hold on the kingdom.
• 2 Kings 17:3King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched against him, so Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of King Pul of Assyria—the spirit of Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria—and he carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
• Isaiah 10:8For he says: “Aren’t all my princes kings?
• Isaiah 36:13Then the Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the language of the Jews and said: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
• Ezekiel 26:7For thus says Adonai Elohim: “Behold, from the north I will bring against Tyre Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, with horsemen and a vast army of troops.
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, 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