Hosea 9:7
in Hosea 9The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
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ASV
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.
KJV
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
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This verse in Hosea 9
Commentary
8 notes on this verse"The days of visitation have come, the days of retribution have come: know, O Israel, a foolish prophet, a spiritual madman because of the multitude of your iniquity, and the multitude of your madness." LXX: "The days of vengeance have come, the days of your retribution have come, and Israel shall be afflicted as a raving prophet, a man who had the Spirit, because" "the multitude of your iniquities, your madness has multiplied."
This site's exposition
The days of visitation are come
on Hosea 9:7-9
The days of visitation are come announces that judgment has finally arrived rather than merely being threatened, and the people answer by calling the prophet a fool and the spiritual man mad, blaming the messenger for the message. Verse eight turns the charge back on the nation itself, the watchman of Ephraim was with my God, yet a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God, describing a corruption that reaches even the shrine meant to guard against it. Their corruption is measured against Gibeah, the outrage of Judges nineteen that nearly ended the tribe of Benjamin, a byword the prophet uses deliberately to say Israel has returned to its worst historical low.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The day of God's judgments is both a day of visitation, in which men's sins are enquired into and brought to light, and a day of recompence, in which men's doom will be passed, and a reward given to every man according to his work; the strict visitation is in order to a just retribution.
The spiritual man - That pretends to be full of the spirit of prophecy. For thine iniquity - God began his punishments in giving them over to believe their false prophets. The great hatred - Which God had against your sins.
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come,.... In which the Lord would punish the people of Israel for their sins, and reward them in a righteous manner, according as their evil works deserved; which time, being fixed and appointed by him, are called "days"; and these, because near at hand, are said to be "come"; and this is repeated for the certainty of it: Israel shall know it; by sad experience, that these days are come; and shall acknowledge the truth of the divine predictions, and the righteousness of God in his judgments.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The days of visitation are come - The false prophets had continually hood-winked the people, promising them that those days would never come. “They had put far away the evil day” Amo 6:3. Now it was not at hand only. In God’s purpose, those “days” were “come,” irresistible, inevitable, inextricable; days in which God would visit, what in His long-suffering, He seemed to overlook, and would “recompense each according to his works.” Israel shall know it - Israel would not know by believing it; now it should “know,” by feeling it.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Zep 3:4). for the multitude of thine iniquity, &c.--Connect these words with, "the days of visitation . . . are come"; "the prophet . . . is mad," being parenthetical. the great hatred--or, "the great provocation" [HENDERSON]; or, "(thy) great apostasy" [MAURER]. English Version means Israel's "hatred" of God's prophets and the law.
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The days of visitation - Of punishment are come. The prophet is a fool - Who has pretended to foretell, on Divine authority, peace and plenty; for behold all is desolation. The spiritual man - איש הרוח ish haruach, the man of spirit, who was ever pretending to be under a Divine afflatus. Is mad - He is now enraged to see every thing falling out contrary to his prediction.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּ֣אוּ׀ | bau | they have come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יְמֵ֣י | yemei | [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַפְּקֻדָּ֗ה | hapekudah | <the> punishment | H6486 → | |
| בָּ֚אוּ | bau | they have come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יְמֵ֣י | yemei | [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשִׁלֻּ֔ם | hashilum | <the> retribution | H7966 → | |
| יֵדְע֖וּ | yedeu | let them know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֱוִ֣יל | ʾevil | [is] a fool | H191 → | |
| הַנָּבִ֗יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| מְשֻׁגָּע֙ | meshuga' | [is] mad | H7696 → | |
| אִ֣ישׁ | ʾish | [the] person of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הָר֔וּחַ | haruach | the spirit | H7307 → | 378 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רֹ֣ב | ro | [the] greatness of | H7230 → | 149 times |
| עֲוֹנְךָ֔ | ʾavonekha | iniquity your | H5771 → | 233 times |
| וְרַבָּ֖ה | verabah | and great | H7227 → | 454 times |
| מַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃ | mastemah | animosity | H4895 → |
בָּ֣אוּ׀they have come
bauH935 →2568 times
יְמֵ֣י[the] days of
yemeiH3117 →2304 times
הַפְּקֻדָּ֗ה<the> punishment
hapekudahH6486 →
בָּ֚אוּthey have come
bauH935 →2568 times
יְמֵ֣י[the] days of
yemeiH3117 →2304 times
הַשִׁלֻּ֔ם<the> retribution
hashilumH7966 →
יֵדְע֖וּlet them know
yedeuH3045 →945 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֱוִ֣יל[is] a fool
ʾevilH191 →
הַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
מְשֻׁגָּע֙[is] mad
meshuga'H7696 →
אִ֣ישׁ[the] person of
ʾishH376 →1663 times
הָר֔וּחַthe spirit
haruachH7307 →378 times
עַ֚לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
רֹ֣ב[the] greatness of
roH7230 →149 times
עֲוֹנְךָ֔iniquity your
ʾavonekhaH5771 →233 times
וְרַבָּ֖הand great
verabahH7227 →454 times
מַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃animosity
mastemahH4895 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 3:21When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
it leads to
- Acts 26:24
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 10:20
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 3:31
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
- John 7:3–10
So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
- Acts 26:24
Through
Micah 7:4The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time…
it leads to
- Isaiah 22:5
For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
- Ezekiel 2:6
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
- Isaiah 10:3
What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Isaiah 22:5
Through
2 Kings 9:11When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 29:26
‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in…
- Jeremiah 29:26
About Hosea
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Hosea 9:7; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.