Hosea 13:1

Previously, when the leaders of Israel spoke, the people trembled; those leaders were highly respected by the Israeli people. But the people sinned greatly by worshiping Baal, so now they will be killed by their enemies.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

In Context

2Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves and coat the idols with their silver. Those idols are statues that are very cleverly made, but those statues are made by mere humans. But the people are told, “Kiss those idols that resemble a calf, and offer sacrifices to them!”

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Cross References

Numbers 10:22The group from the tribe of Ephraim was next, carrying their flag. Elishama, the son of Ammihud, was their leader.

Numbers 13:16Those are the names of the men whom Moses/I sent out to explore Canaan. Before they left, Moses/I gave Hoshea a new name, Joshua, which means ‘Yahweh is the one who saves.’

Joshua 3:7Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “This is the day that I will begin to show all the Israeli people that you are a great leader. Then they will honor you, and know that I am with/helping you as I ◄was with/helped► Moses.

Judges 12:1The men of the tribe of Ephraim summoned their soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan River to the town of Zaphon to talk with Jephthah. They said to him, “◄Why did you not ask us for help?/You should have requested us► to help your army fight the Ammon people-group. So we will burn down your house while you are in it.”

1 Kings 12:25Then Jeroboam’s workers built walls around Shechem city in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and he ruled from there for a while. He and his workers then left there and went to Peniel town, and they built walls around that town.

Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:1

The same strings, though generally unpleasing ones, are harped upon in this chapter that were in those before. People care not to be told either of their sin or of their danger by sin; and yet it is necessary, and for their good, that they should be told of both, nor can they better hear of either than from the word of God and from their faithful ministers, while the sin may be repented of and the danger prevented. Here, I. The people of Israel are reproved and threatened for their idolatry, ver. 1-4 . II. They… Read the whole commentary →

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