Hosea 5:9
Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment. 1 Among the tribes of Israel I have declared what is certain to happen. 1
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Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud garland crown that is worn by each of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, 1 the garland that is set on the head of the lush Valley of those who are overcome with wine! 1
Isaiah 46:10I announce the end from the beginning, and beforehand what has not yet happened; 1 I say, “My plan will happen, and I will do as I desire.” 1
Isaiah 48:5therefore I declared these things to you beforehand; before they happened I informed you, 1 so you could not say, 'My idol has done them,' or 'My carved figure and my cast metal figure has ordained these things.' 1
Hosea 5:14So I will be like a lion to Ephraim, 1 and like a young lion to the house of Judah. 1 I, even I, will tear and go away; 1 I will carry them off, 1 and there will be no one to rescue them. 1
Hosea 8:8Israel is swallowed up; 1 now they lie among the nations like something useless. 1
Hosea 9:11As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. 1 There will be no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception. 1
Matthew Henry on Hosea 5:9-15
Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 758.) 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin. 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. 12 Therefore will I be unto… Read the whole commentary →