as. saw Tyrus. Another contrast. See note on Hosea 9:8. The verse does not "defy explanation".
as. according as.
Tyrus. See Isaiah 23.Ezekiel 26; Ezekiel 27; Ezekiel 28.
Related Commentaries of Hosea 9:13
Hosea 9:13
13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.