Hosea 9:9
in Hosea 9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
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ASV
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
KJV
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
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This verse in Hosea 9
Commentary
7 notes on this verse"Ephraim the spy with my God: the prophet is a snare of ruin" "above all his ways: insanity in the house of his God, deeply they have sinned: as in the days of Gabaa, their iniquities will be remembered, and their sins will be visited." LXX: "Ephraim the spy with God the prophet: a twisted snare over all his ways, insanity" "they have fabricated in the house of God: they have been corrupted according to the days of the hill: " "their iniquities will be remembered, and they will be avenged for their sins."
This site's exposition
The days of punishment have come
on Hosea 9:7-9
"The days of punishment have come", and the people answer by calling the prophet "the inspired man insane". Verse 8 turns the charge on the nation, since "the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths". Their corruption is measured against Gibeah, the outrage of Judges 19.
This site's exposition
as in the days of Gibeah
Barnes took the Hebrew literally: they have gone deep. Gibeah recalls Judges 19 and 20, when Benjamin took the part of the evil men of Gibeah. Henry saw every tribe now as corrupted as Benjamin was then, and in line for the same punishment.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Every tribe is now as bad as the tribe of Benjamin then was, and therefore may expect to be brought as low as that tribe then was. They shall therefore be reckoned with for their fathers' sins: He will remember their iniquity and visit their sins, the iniquity they have by kind and by entail, the sin that runs in the blood; the sin of the father shall now be visited upon the children.
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
They have deeply corrupted themselves - Literally, “they have gone deep, they are corrupted.” They have deeply immersed themselves in wickedness; have gone to the greatest depth they could, in it; they are sunk in it, so that they could hardly be extricated from it; and this, of their own deliberate intent; they contrived it deeply, hiding themselves, as they hoped, from God. As in, the days of Gibeah - When Benjamin espoused the cause of “the children of Belial” who had worked such horrible brutishness in Gibeah toward the concubine of the Levite.
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah - This relates to that shocking rape and murder of the Levite’s wife, mentioned Jdg 19:16, etc.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Like grapes in the desert Like grapes, which are precious in the desert, so did I love Israel.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־ | he'miku- | they have made deep | H6009 → | |
| שִׁחֵ֖תוּ | shichetu | they have dealt corruptly | H7843 → | 146 times |
| כִּימֵ֣י | kimei | like [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַגִּבְעָ֑ה | hagivah | <the> Gibeah | H1390 → | 45 times |
| יִזְכּ֣וֹר | yizkor | he will remember | H2142 → | 230 times |
| עֲוֹנָ֔ם | ʾavonam | iniquity their | H5771 → | 233 times |
| יִפְק֖וֹד | yifkod | he will punish | H6485 → | 303 times |
| חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ ס | chatotam | sins their | H2403 → | 295 times |
הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־they have made deep
he'miku-H6009 →
שִׁחֵ֖תוּthey have dealt corruptly
shichetuH7843 →146 times
כִּימֵ֣יlike [the] days of
kimeiH3117 →2304 times
הַגִּבְעָ֑ה<the> Gibeah
hagivahH1390 →45 times
יִזְכּ֣וֹרhe will remember
yizkorH2142 →230 times
עֲוֹנָ֔םiniquity their
ʾavonamH5771 →233 times
יִפְק֖וֹדhe will punish
yifkodH6485 →303 times
חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סsins their
chatotamH2403 →295 times
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
Isaiah 24:5The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Romans 8:20–21
For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
- Hebrews 13:20
Through
Isaiah 31:6Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 3:22
“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.
- Jeremiah 3:14
“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
- Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely…
- Jeremiah 3:22
Through
Hosea 8:13Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to…
it leads to
Through
Hosea 10:9Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?
it leads to
- Judges 20:5
And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
- Judges 20:5
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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 and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Hosea 9:8-9; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.