Questions tagged [hosea]
Questions about the book of the prophet Hosea or the prophet himself.
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What are the "Sabbaths," "New Moons," and "Feasts"?
Several Old Testament passages reference "Sabbaths" (Strongs 07676, shabbath), "New Moons" (Strongs 02320, chodesh), and "Set Feasts" (Strongs 04150, mow‘ed), along with ...
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Literal or "spiritual metaphor" interpretation of "children being passed through fire"
One of the things I've been looking deeply into recently is the spiritual metaphors in the Bible. Where specific acts are associated with spiritual equivalents. Often times it's difficult to tell what ...
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The meaning of Hosea 10.9: "the days of Gibeah"
Text of Hosea 9.9
"Gibeah" or "the days of Gibeah" are a recurring theme in the book of Hosea, being mentioned in Hosea 5.8 (LEB)
Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. ...
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Does God order that infants be dashed to pieces in Hosea 13:16?
Three days ago I got into an argument with my Atheist friend, who said that God orders that infants be dashed to pieces and that every women with child shall be ripped open, does God order this to ...
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Does God destroy the fetuses of those who do not worship him?
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God:
they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces,
and their women with child shall be ripped up. Hos 13:16
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What is the meaning of Paul's quotation of Hosea 2:23 and Hosea 1:10 in Romans 9:25-26
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Hosea and Gomer (Bible Historiale, 1372)
This is what we read in Hosea (8th-century BC prophet in Israel):
4 For the Israelites must live many days without a king or
prince, without sacrifice or ...
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When was Hosea 9:3 fulfilled? [closed]
Hosea 9:3 They will not remain in the LORD's land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
When were these fulfilled?
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Did Jacob wrestle with a person of the Godhead?
Please note that I am not arguing for or against the doctrine of trinity. I merely assume its definition without approval or disapproval.
This is NOT a question on trinity.
If you have trouble ...
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Who are Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob in Hosea 10:11?
Hosea 10:11
Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim, Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.
What do Ephraim, Judah,...
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How to reconcile Philippians 2:5-8 with Numbers 23:19 and Hosea 11:9?
Philippians 2:5-8 is commonly interpreted by many as a description of the incarnation of Jesus:
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of ...
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Literal translation of Hosea 13:14?
In the septuagint, Hosea 13:14 has
ἐκ χειρὸς ᾅδου ῥύσομαι αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐκ θανάτου λυτρώσομαι αὐτούς ποῦ ἡ δίκη σου θάνατε ποῦ τὸ κέντρον σου ᾅδη παράκλησις κέκρυπται ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου
So we would have ...
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What are the “cords of a man” in Hosea 11:4?
Hosea 11:4 NASB:
I led them with cords of a man, with bonds of love, And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and fed them.
Robert Alter’s translation for the ...
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Past tense or present tense for the imperfects in Hosea 13:11?
Hosea 13:11
New International Version
So in my anger I gave you a king, and in my wrath I took him away.
I gave
אֶֽתֶּן־ (’et·ten-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
I took [him] ...
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Should any or all of the NT appearances of the designation, "My God," be seen as intentional allusions to Hosea 2:23?
There are many NT passages that use the phrase, "My God" (Mat 27:46
Mar 15:34;Jhn 20:17, 28;Rom 1:8;1Co 1:4;Phl 1:3;Phm 1:4;Rev 3:2, 12;Mat 5:11;Mat 26:28;Mar 10:40;Mar 14:24;Luk 1:47;Luk 13:...
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In Hosea 7:11, what is the most accurate translation of the verse?
In Hosea 7:11, what is the most accurate translation?, For I read some Arabic and English translations, beside the Hebrew text, I found variations in the meaning. For example:
Did Ephraim (become) ...
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Are Israel's treaties with sinful nations always condemned?
I was reading Hosea 12:1 and was wondering what to make of it when God lists the treaty with Assyria among Ephraim's sins.
"Ephraim feeds on wind, And pursues the east wind continually; He multiplies ...
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Why does God devastate Israel's vines and fig trees and not other crops in Hosea 2:12?
In Hosea 2:12 it says
“I will destroy her vines and fig trees,
Of which she said, ‘These are my wages Which my lovers have given me.’
And I will make them a forest, And the beasts of the field will ...
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Are Hosea 6:6 and Matthew 9:13 connected?
In some bibles,
Matthew 9:13 Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say,
'Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to
others.' I didn't come to invite good ...
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Does apocalyptic symbolism apply to the use of "the heaven, the earth and . . ." in Hosea 2:21-22?
Does apocalyptic symbolism apply to the use of "the heaven, the earth, the wine, the corn and the oil" in Hosea's prophesy in Hosea 2:21-22?
“And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord, I ...
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Why did Israel prepare victuals for idols and called YHWH "My Baal"? (Hosea 2:8,16,17)
I understand that YHWH revealed himself to Israel by different names, which "Baal" was never one of such identity tags. Evidently, the revelation of each name was akin to a specific ...
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What does Hosea 12:1 mean by "Ephraim feedeth on wind?"
It seems Hosea 12:1 was referring to the covenant that Ephraim made with the Assyrians. If that is what "feeding on wind" implies in the verse, then how does that relate to "carrying oil into Egypt"?
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Why is the bloodshed of Jezreel to be avenged on the house of Jehu in Hosea 1:4?
After Elisha had instructed the young prophet to annoint Jehu as king of Israel,Jehu is also instructed to go & avenge the blood of the prophets & Lord's servants who had been killed by ...
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What does it mean to have a scent as "the wine of Lebanon" Hosea 14:7
Hosea 14:7 (NKJV)
7 Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
And grow like a vine.
Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
What is the wine ...
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What does it mean to 'sow the wind and reap the whirlwind'?
Hosea 8:7 reads as follows:
in ESV:
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
in BHS:
כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ
What does this mean?
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Does Hosea refer to Gentiles also as quoted by Paul in Romans 9:25?
Romans 9:24-26 (NASB)
[24]even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles.
[25]As He says also in Hosea, "I will call those who were not My people, 'My people,...
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Who is the son of man in Luke 18:31?
Luke 18:31-34 (KJV)
Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, "Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be ...
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Is the woman in Hosea 3 Gomer?
The NIV translates Hosea 3:1:
The LORD said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again..."
The Hebrew doesn't say "your wife", rather the indefinite "a woman":
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי עוֹד ...
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Who's who in Hosea 12:12-13, and what is the typology?
Hosea 12:12-13 (KJV) states:
And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a
wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. And by a prophet the Lord brought
Israel out of Egypt, and by ...
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Did the Israelites of Samaria necessarily have a literal cow idol in their temple?
Hosea 8:4-5 states:
They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
That they ...
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Does Hosea 1:9 contain a reference to Deut 32?
This question arose along with another stemming from the other part of this verse:
In Hosea 1:9, the LORD instructs the prophet regarding his third child:
קְרָא שְׁמוֹ לֹא עַמִּ֑י
Call his ...
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Does Hosea 1:9 contain a reference to the divine name I AM?
Hosea 1:9
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר קְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֑י כִּ֤י אַתֶּם֙ לֹ֣א עַמִּ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹֽא־אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃
And the LORD said, “Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am ...
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What is the basis for believing Hosea 6:7 is speaking about Adam the man and not men in general? [duplicate]
It is the same word (Adam meaning man) but the KJV translates it as men, any other translations I have checked translate it as 'Adam' himself.
What are the arguments for translating it as 'Adam'?
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What did Hosea mean when he said, " the children of Israel will be without an image? "
I was reading an answer to a question which was recently asked and there is a reference to the book of Hosea (KJV) and the text reads,
Hosea 3:4 King James Version
4 For the children of Israel ...
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Hosea 6.7: "like men", "like Adam", or "at Adam"?
I was doing some study on Adam, and came across Hosea 6.7. The Hebrew, for reference:
והמה כאדם עברו ברית שם בגדו בי׃
I was already aware different translations choose to render כאדם either as '...
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In Luke 23:30, was the Lord Jesus Christ alluding to Hosea 10:8?
In Luke 23:30, it is written,
30 Then they shall begin to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”
Λʹ τότε ἄρξονται λέγειν τοῖς ὄρεσιν Πέσετε ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς καὶ τοῖς βουνοῖς ...
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What hermeneutical principal did Matthew use in 2:15 when quoting the Tanakh? [duplicate]
When Matthew the Evangelist in 2:15 applied Hosea 11:1 to Jesus' return to Israel from Egypt after the death of wicked King Herod, he says,
"This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord ...
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What is the proper translation of Hosea 11:12?
I have been researching Hosea 11:12 and have come to realize that it is translated differently in many differing translations of the Bible. It is sometimes translated that Judah walked (or ruled) with ...
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Is Hosea 11:1 referencing the initiation of the Exodus or the sojourn in Egypt?
The New JPS translation of Hosea 11:1 reads:
I fell in love with Israel
When he was still a child;
And I have called [him] My son
Ever since Egypt.
This seems to indicate that when Israel (...
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How can the flight to Egypt in Matthew 2:15 be a fulfillment of Hosea 11:1? [duplicate]
I don't understand the basis for dual fulfillment, specifically as referenced:
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child ...
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Unfamiliar metaphors in Hosea 14:6-7
Hosea 14:5-7 (ESV) reads,
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;
6 his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall ...
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Sacrificing and kissing calves in Hosea 13:2
Reading Hosea 13:2 ESV, I found myself confused:
And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is ...
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Hosea 13:14 as quoted in 1 Corinthians 15
Hosea 13:14 reads in the ESV:
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from Death?
O Death, where are your plagues?
O Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is ...
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Admah and Zeboiim in Hosea 11:8
In one of the most beautiful passages of a beautiful book, God says:
How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you ...
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Which prophets are mad in Hosea 9:7?
Hosea 9:7 (ESV) reads,
The days of punishment have come; the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool; the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity ...
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Murder on the way to Shechem in Hosea 6:9
Hosea 6:9 (NLT) reads:
Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.
Hosea seems intent on ...
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Judgment like light(ning) in Hosea 6:5
ESV, NIV and NLT each have a rather distinctive translation of the last phrase of Hosea 6:5:
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment ...
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Devoured by the new moon in Hosea 5:7?
Hosea is a rich book of both curses and expressions of passionate love. But it also difficult to interpret; I've asked quite a few questions about it already, and I have more to ask.
Hosea 5:7 is ...
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What is the significance of Gilgal and Beth-aven in Hosea 4:15?
Hosea 4:15 (ESV) reads:
Though you play the whore, O Israel,
let not Judah become guilty.
Enter not into Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven,
and swear not, “As the LORD lives.”
What is the ...
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Is Hosea 4:11 teaching total abstinence from alcohol?
In Hosea 4:11 (ESV), God seems to condemn drinking wine:
They shall eat, but not be satisfied;
they shall play the whore, but not multiply,
because they have forsaken the Lord
to cherish ...
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"Cakes of Raisins" in Hosea 3
Hosea 3:1 reads (ESV):
And the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other ...