Hosea 6:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity - In this place Jacob and Laban made their covenant, and set up a heap of stones, which was called Galeed, the heap of testimony; and most probably idolatry was set up here. Perhaps the very heap became the object of superstitious adoration.

Hosea 6:8

8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is pollutedc with blood.