Hosea 13:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay longd in the place of the breaking forth of children. ”

Hosea 13:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sorrows of a travailing woman are come upon him - The travail-pangs are violent, sudden, irresistible. A moment before they come, all is seemingly perfect health; they come, increase in vehem...
Hosea 13:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the (i) breaking forth of children. (i) But would come out of the womb, th...
Hosea 13:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 13:1-16 (= Heb. Hosea 13:1 to Hosea 14:1 ). Facilis descensus Averno. Israel has persistently lapsed into the Baal-worship and idolatry, and therefore shall be swept away as the chaff...
Hosea 13:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

shall come, &c. Isaiah 13:8 ; Jeremiah 30:6 ; Matthew 24:8 . an unwise son. Note the Figure of speech Meiosis (App-6), for emphasis, meaning. most foolish son. stay long . linger. i...
Hosea 13:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

He afterwards says, that the sorrows of one in travail would come on this proud and rebellious people. He pursues the same subject, but under another figure; for by the sorrows of one in tra...
Hosea 13:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. The sorrows of a travailing woman - These j...
Hosea 13:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The sorrow, &c.— The sorrrows of a travailing woman shall come on his account: But he is a foolish infant; nor will he place himself where is the breaking forth of children. Houbigant.
Hosea 13:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. The sorrows of a travailing woman - cal...
Hosea 13:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Idolatry and its Consequences The main thought of this c., which is a continuation of the last (cp. Hosea 12:9 ; Hosea 13:4 ), is the folly of Israel incurring the enmity of God, who ha...
Hosea 13:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Travailing woman. — Ephraim is first addressed as a travailing woman; but the imagery passes to the condition of the unborn child, which tarries just where it should issue into the light of the wor...
Hosea 13:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE FINAL ARGUMENT Hosea 12:1-14 - Hosea 14:1 THE impassioned call with which the last chapter closed was by no means an assurance of salvation: "How am I to give thee, up, Ephraim? how am I...
Hosea 13:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

to Oppose God Is Destruction Hosea 13:1-14 Again, a very tender chapter. The lips that speak with trembling betray the heart that God can exalt. But when we turn to Baal, the emblem of self-con...
Hosea 13:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the second movement Jehovah set the present sin in the light of His present love. The sin of Ephraim and the sin of Judah, if the marginal reading be adopted, are both declared. The sin of Ephraim...
Hosea 13:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

All that is here said may be considered as the natural effect of sin, which self-destroyers bring upon themselves. Here is an allusion perhaps to Israel's history, in the case of Saul, king of Israel...
Hosea 13:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him ,.... Upon Ephraim, or the ten tribes; that is, afflictions, distresses, and calamities, which are often in Scripture compared to the pains and...
Hosea 13:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the breaking forth of children. Ver. 13. The sorrows of a travailing wom...
Hosea 13:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up This verse may be better rendered, The iniquity of Ephraim is treasured up, his sin is laid up That is, laid up in my memory, as that which ought to be punish...
Hosea 13:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Folly of Israel; Promises of Mercy. B. C. 722. 9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy...
Hosea 13:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The sorrows of a travailing woman: by this simile, well known in Scripture, the prophet assures Ephraim that the punishment of his sins will overtake him suddenly, with very great anguish, and with...
Hosea 13:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Because Ephraim Have Offended So Deeply, And Have Rejected Their Deliverer, Judgment Upon Them Is Inevitable ( Hosea 13:1-16 ). The crimes of Israel are again laid bear. They are guilty of idolatr...
Hosea 13:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Hosea 13:10 . Where ] thy king to save when Assyrians attack cities? Where thy judges who surround the king and help to administer right? God gave and God punished them through...
Hosea 13:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hosea 13:1 . When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; When we are little in our own esteem, when we are full of fears concerning ourselves, when we dare not think of boasting,...
Hosea 13:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 13:2 . Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. The readings vary here. The LXX, “You must sacrifice men, for there are no more calves.” The Vulgate Latin reads, “Sacrifice the men that w...
Hosea 13:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The first eight verses of this chapter form the premises from which the prophet, in the ninth verse, draws the conclusion that the conduct of Israel had been suicidal; that they had b...
Hosea 13:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Retribution Coming
Hosea 13:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:3 ; 2 Corinthians 6:2 ; 2 Kings 19:3 ; Acts 16:29-34 ; Acts 24:25 ; Hebrews 3:7 ; Hebrews 3:8 ; Isaiah 13:8 ; Isaiah 21:3 ; Isaiah 26:17 ; Isaiah 37:3 ; Jeremiah 13:21 ;...
Hosea 13:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The sorrows — The punishment of his sins will overtake him suddenly, with great anguish. An unwise son — A foolish son, who endangers himself and his mother. He should not stay — As a child that st...

Hosea 13:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hosea 13:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hosea 13:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hosea 13:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hosea 13:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hosea 13:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hosea 13:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 13:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hosea 13:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hosea 13:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hosea 13:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 13:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hosea 13:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hosea 13:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 13:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes