Hosea 10:1
A luxuriant vine, is Israel, fruit, beseemeth him,—According to the abundance of his fruit, hath he brought abundance to the altars, according to the goodliness of his land, hath he made goodly statues.
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1 Kings 14:23And, they also, built for themselves high places and pillars, and Sacred Stems,—upon every high hill, and under every green tree.
Isaiah 5:4What could have been done further to my vineyard, That I had not done in it? Why then—When I had waited that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth, wild grapes?
Jeremiah 2:28Where then are thy gods which thou hast made for thyself? Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy calamity,—For according to the number of thy cities, have become thy gods O Judah.
Jeremiah 11:17But, Yahweh of hosts, who planted thee hath pronounced against thee calamity,—on account of the wickedness of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah which they have wrought for themselves, provoking me to anger by burning incense to Baal.
Hosea 2:8But, she, owneth not, that, I, gave her—the corn, and the new wine and the oil,—silver, also increased I unto her, and gold—[which] they offered to Baal!
Hosea 8:4They, have appointed kings, but not from me, have made rulers, but I have not acknowledged them: of their silver and their gold, they made themselves idols, to the end they might be cut off.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 10:1
In this chapter, I. The people of Israel are charged with gross corruptions in the worship of God and are threatened with the destruction of their images and altars, ver. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 . II. They are charged with corruptions in the administration of the civil government and are threatened with the ruin of that, ver. 3, 4 , 7 . III. They are charged with imitating the sins of their fathers, and with security in their own sins, and are threatened with smarting humbling judgments, ver. 9-11 . IV. They are earnestly… Read the whole commentary →