Hosea 8

Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty., because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. Covenant: Hosea 6:7. References Lord: Deuteronomy 28:49. Parallel theme: Hosea 5:8, Jeremiah 4:13, Habakkuk 1:8

2 Israel shall cry unto me, My GodGod: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim). The Hebrew Elohim (אֱלֹהִים) is a plural form denoting majesty and fullness of deity. Though grammatically plural, it takes singular verbs when referring to the one true God, suggesting the Trinity's plurality within unity., we know thee. References God: Titus 1:16. Parallel theme: Matthew 7:21

3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. Parallel theme: Lamentations 3:66

4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. Kingdom: 1 Kings 16:31. Creation: Hosea 13:2. Parallel theme: Hosea 2:8

5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? Parallel theme: Hosea 10:5, Proverbs 1:22, Jeremiah 13:27

6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. Parallel theme: Hosea 7:9, Job 4:8, Proverbs 22:8, Nahum 1:3, Galatians 6:7

8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. Parallel theme: Jeremiah 22:28, 51:34, Romans 9:22

9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. Parallel theme: Hosea 5:13, 7:11, 2 Kings 15:19, Jeremiah 2:24

10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. Kingdom: Isaiah 10:8, Ezekiel 26:7. Parallel theme: Hosea 10:10, Ezekiel 16:37

11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. Sin: Hosea 12:11

12 I have written to him the great things of my lawLaw: תּוֹרָה (Torah). The Hebrew Torah (תּוֹרָה) means law or instruction—God's revealed will for His people. The Law includes moral, civil, and ceremonial commandments, revealing God's character and humanity's need for a Savior., but they were counted as a strange thing.

13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquityIniquity: עָוֹן (Avon). The Hebrew avon (עָוֹן) encompasses iniquity, guilt, and its punishment—the twisted nature of sin. 'The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all' (Isaiah 53:6), Christ bearing our guilt and penalty., and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. References Lord: Hosea 5:6, Deuteronomy 28:68, Amos 8:7. References Egypt: Hosea 9:6, 11:5. Sin: Hosea 9:9, Jeremiah 14:10. Sacrifice: Isaiah 1:11, Amos 5:22 +4

14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. Parallel theme: Hosea 13:6, Deuteronomy 32:18, Isaiah 17:10, Jeremiah 17:27, Amos 2:5