Hosea 4:9 BSB — MannaFest

Hosea 4:9

And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

BSB

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ASV

And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.

KJV

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Hosea 4:7-9 (420)

"and it shall be as the people, so the priest, and I will visit upon him his ways, and render to him his thoughts." LXX: "and it will be as the people, so also the priest, and I will take vengeance on him for his ways, and render to him his thoughts." Hence, both the people and the priest will equally endure the sentence of God's indignation; for not only will He visit the works that they call "ways," in which they walk, but also the thoughts which they have entertained to do such things.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Thus God will punish them both for their ways, and reward them for their doings. God will cause their doings to return upon them (so the word is); when a sin is committed the sinner thinks it is gone and he shall hear no more of it, but he shall find it called over again, and made to return, either to his humiliation or to his condemnation.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

And there shall be like people, like priest - Priest and people were alike in sin. Yea they are wont, if bad, to foment each other’s sin. The bad priest copies the sins which he should reprove, and excuses himself by the frailty of our common nature. The people, acutely enough, detect the worldliness or self-indulgence of the priest, and shelter themselves under his example. Their defense stands good before people; but what before God?

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֥ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
כָעָ֖ם	kha.'Am	as the people	H5971 →
כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן	ka.ko.Hen	as the priest	H3548 →
וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י	u.fa.kad.Ti	and I will visit	H6485 →
עָלָיו֙	'a.Lav	on him	H5921 →
דְּרָכָ֔יו	de.ra.Khav	ways his	H1870 →
וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו	u.ma.'a.la.Lav	and deeds his	H4611 →
אָשִׁ֥יב	'a.Shiv	I will repay	H7725 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	to him

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
leads to
- Luke 6:39
  Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
- Isaiah 56:10
  Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
- Matthew 23:16–24
  Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
- Isaiah 9:16
  For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
Through
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
leads to
- Ezekiel 13:6
  They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
- Jeremiah 14:14
  “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination,…
- Micah 2:11
  If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
Through
Hosea 1:4
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
leads to
- 2 Kings 10:7–8
  And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Hosea

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Hosea