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Hosea 11:12 KJV
Hosea · chapter 11 · verse 12
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.Hosea 11:12 · King James Version
Hosea 11:12 in context
10They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
11They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
12Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- compassethçâbabto revolve, surround, or borderH5437 →
- faithfulʼâmanproperly, to build up or supportH539 →
- EphraimʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of JosephH669 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- deceitmirmâhfraudH4820 →
- rulethrûwdto tramp aboutH7300 →
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In these verses we have, I. God's wonderful backwardness to destroy Israel (Hos 11:8, Hos 11:9): How shall I give thee up? Here observe, 1. God's gracious debate within himself concerning Israel's case, a debate between justice and mercy, in which victory plainly inclines to mercy's side.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12