Hosea 9:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. ”

Hosea 9:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people - Literally, “rejoice not to exultation,” so as to bound and leap for joy (as in Job 3:22 ). The prophet seems to come across the people in the mi...
Hosea 9:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, (a) as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved (b) a reward upon every cornfloor. (a) For even though all other people should escap...
Hosea 9:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Joyless Discipline of Exile. The delirious joy of the popular nature-religion shall soon be exchanged for the sorrows of exile. In her own land Israel had treacherously ascribed to the Baalim t...
Hosea 9:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

people . peoples. gone. whoring: i.e. gone into idolatry. See note on Hosea 1:2 . a reward . a love-fee. Reference to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 23:18 , "hire"). App-92.
Hosea 9:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

It is not known at what time the Prophet delivered this discourse, but it is enough to know that it is directed against the obstinate wickedness of the people, because they could by no means be...
Hosea 9:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. Rejoice not - Do not imitate the heathens, nor serve their...
Hosea 9:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Rejoice not, &c.— Rejoice not, O Israel, with joyous expectation, as the nations do [or among the nations ]; for, &c. It should seem that this prophesy was delivered at a time when the...
Hosea 9:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy ... for thou hast gon...
Hosea 9:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exile is at Hand This prophecy appears to have been written in a time of rejoicing over a good harvest and vintage. Israel need not rejoice, says the prophet, with the wild joy of the heathen. The...
Hosea 9:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For joy . — Better, to exultation. “ The harlot’s hire on every corn-floor” expresses in bold imagery the prophet’s scorn for the idolatrous corruption of the people. The bounteous yield of the har...
Hosea 9:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

3. THE EFFECTS OF EXILE Hosea 9:1-9 Hosea now turns to describe the effects of exile upon the social and religious habits of the people. It must break up at once the joy and the sacredness of t...
Hosea 9:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Days of Recompense Are Come” Hosea 9:1-9 The subject of this chapter is the bitterness of the captivity which was awaiting Israel as the result of their unfaithfulness. Their exile would p...
Hosea 9:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The judgment was then described in detail. Its first note was of the death of joy. Israel could not find her joy like other peoples. She had gone whoring from God, loving hire on every threshing floo...
Hosea 9:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS We have here the threatened visitations of the Lord upon Israel, on account of transgressions. And if we read those awful denunciations of God, and keep in remembrance their accomplishment...
Hosea 9:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as [other] people ,.... But rather mourn and lament, since such a load of guilt lay upon them, and they had so highly provoked the Lord to anger by their sins, and pu...
Hosea 9:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. Ver. 1. Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people...
Hosea 9:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Rejoice not, O Israel It should seem that this prophecy was delivered at a time when the situation of public affairs was promising; perhaps after some signal success, which had given occasion to pu...
Hosea 9:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Threatenings of Judgment. B. C. 740. 1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people...
Hosea 9:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

HOSEA CHAPTER 9 The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins, especially their idolatry. Rejoice not: this might seem a morose humour of a discontented, sullen preacher: what! forbid a peo...
Hosea 9:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Rejoice not, O Israel, Do not shout for joy, my people, For you have played the harlot, from your God, You have loved hire (hired women) on every grain-floor.' Hosea warns Israel not to be so fu...
Hosea 9:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Israel had fallen away from God, would not enjoy the produce of the field, but would be taken captive into Assyria, and be unable to keep the feasts. Hosea 9:1 . Rejoice ] Lit....
Hosea 9:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 9:1 . Rejoice not, oh Israel, with the shouts of harvest, and the songs of the vintage, as all heathen nations have done, and have ascribed their harvests to their idols; for God was about t...
Hosea 9:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Rejoice not, O Israel, for Joy, as other people. Unreliable joy All are not Israel who are of Israel. The merely nominal Christian is not to rejoice as the true Christian should. I. Merely n...
Hosea 9:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Hosea 9:1-28 Contain a warning against security arising from temporary prosperity. Hosea 9:1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people. The occasion on which the pr...
Hosea 9:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people, rather, "unto exultation," like the heathen, with a joy which, after the fashion of the heathen, attributed a bountiful harvest to the idols; for tho...
Hosea 9:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 3:2 ; Amos 6:13 ; Amos 6:6 ; Amos 6:7 ; Amos 8:10 ; Ezekiel 16:47 ; Ezekiel 16:48 ; Ezekiel 20:32 ; Ezekiel 21:10 ; Hosea 10:5 ; Hosea 2:12 ; Hosea 4:12 ; Hosea 5:4 ; Hosea 5:7 ;...
Hosea 9:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As other people — With feastings, triumphs, and sacrifices of thanksgiving. A reward — Such as is given by adulterers to lewd women; thou hast loved to see thy floor full, and hast said thy idols g...

Hosea 9:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hosea 9:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Hosea 9:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hosea 9:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hosea 9:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hosea 9:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hosea 9:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 9:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hosea 9:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hosea 9:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Hosea 9:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hosea 9:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hosea 9:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Hosea 9:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hosea 9:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 9:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes