Hosea 10:11 BSB — MannaFest

Hosea 10:11

Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.

BSB

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ASV

And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

KJV

And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Hosea 10:11 (420)

"Ephraim likes to tread his grain, as a trained cow; and I passed over his beauty in the hill and climbed over Ephraim: Judah will plow; Jacob will break up the land for himself." LXX: "Ephraim is a cow" (or "heifer:" for what is called Egla in Hebrew means both a calf and heifer), so "Ephraim is a trained cow that loves to thresh; but I will come over his beautiful hill; I will set upon Ephraim, and Judah will be silent. Jacob will again be strengthened."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn,.... Like a heifer taught to bear the yoke, and to plough; but learned it not, as the Targum; does not like it; chooses to tread out the corn where it can feed upon it, its mouth not being then muzzled, according to the law; oxen or heifers were used both in ploughing and treading out corn, to which the allusion is.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Ephraim is an heifer that is taught and that loveth to tread out the corn - The object of the metaphor in these three verses seems to be, to picture, under operations of husbandry, what God willed and trained His people to do, how they took as much pains in evil, as He willed them to do for good. One thing only they did “which” He willed, but not because He willed it - what pleased themselves.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I passed over upon--I put the yoke upon. make . . . to ride--as in Job 30:22; that is, hurry Ephraim away to a distant region [CALVIN]. LYRA translates, "I will make (the Assyrian) to ride upon Ephraim." MAURER, "I will make Ephraim to carry," namely, a charioteer. his clods--"the clods before him."

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶפְרַ֜יִם	ve.'ef.Ra.yim	and Ephraim	H669 →
עֶגְלָ֤ה	'eg.Lah	[was] a heifer	H5697 →
מְלֻמָּדָה֙	me.lu.ma.Dah	trained	H3925 →
אֹהַ֣בְתִּי	'o.Hav.ti	[which] loved	H157 →
לָד֔וּשׁ	la.Dush	to thresh	H1758 →
וַאֲנִ֣י	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
עָבַ֔רְתִּי	'a.Var.ti	I passed	H5674 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
ט֖וּב	tuv	[the] goodness of	H2898 →
צַוָּארָ֑הּ	tza.va.Rah	neck its	H6677 →
אַרְכִּ֤יב	'ar.Kiv	I will cause to draw	H7392 →
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
יַחֲר֣וֹשׁ	ya.cha.Ro.osh	it will plow	H2790 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
יְשַׂדֶּד־	ye.sa.ded-	it will harrow	H7702 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	<for> itself
יַעֲקֹֽב׃	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Deuteronomy 25:4
Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:17–18
  Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- 1 Corinthians 9:9–10
  For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
- Proverbs 12:10
  A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
Through
Hosea 2:5
For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’
leads to
- Jeremiah 44:17–18
  Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials…
- Hosea 2:8
  For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.
- Hosea 3:1
  Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn…
- Isaiah 1:21
  See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
Through
Hosea 9:1
Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.
leads to
- Hosea 10:5
  The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About Hosea

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Hosea