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Hosea 11:6 KJV
Hosea · chapter 11 · verse 6
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.Hosea 11:6 · King James Version
Hosea 11:6 in context
4I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- branchesbadproperly, separationH905 →
- consumekâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- devourʼâkalto eatH398 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- abidechûwlproperly, to twist or whirlH2342 →
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Here we find, I. God very gracious to Israel. They were a people for whom he had done more than for any people under heaven, and to whom he had given more, which they are here, I will not say upbraided with (for God gives, and upbraids not), but put in mind of, as an aggravation of their sin and an encouragement to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7