Hosea 8:10
Even though they have hired allies among the nations, I will gather them together. Then they will writhe under the burden of the great king.
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9They have gone up to Assyria like a donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers.
11Though Ephraim built many altars to make sin offerings, they instead became altars of sin!
Cross References
2 Kings 15:19Pul, king of Assyria, invaded the country. Menahem paid Pul a thousand talents of silver to support Menahem in consolidating his power over the kingdom.
2 Kings 17:4But then the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was being disloyal. Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, asking for help, and he also had stopped sending annual tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done previously. So the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
Isaiah 10:8He says: “All my commanders are kings!
Isaiah 36:13Then the army general shouted out in Hebrew, “Listen to this from the great king, the king of Assyria!
Ezekiel 16:33Normally all prostitutes are paid, but you were the one giving gifts to all your lovers. You even bribed them to come from all around and have sex with you.
Ezekiel 22:20In the same way a refiner collects silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin and puts them in the blast furnace to melt them with fire, I'm going to collect you in my burning anger, and keep you there until I melt you.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 8:9-14
The Sins of Israel; The Crimes of the People. ( b. c. 745.) 8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. 9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. 10 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. 11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 12 I have written to him the great things… Read the whole commentary →