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Hosea 8:10
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Even though they hire lovers among the nations,I will now round them up,and they will begin to decrease in numberunder the burden of the king and leaders.
But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
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.
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will soon gather them up. And the king and princes shall soon writhe because of the tribute.
Even though they pay for allies among the nations, I will gather them up now; And they will begin to diminish Because of the burden of the king of officials.
Although Israel is mixed among the nations, I will gather them together. They will become weaker and weaker as they suffer under the great king of Assyria.
Yet though they haue hired among the nations, nowe will I gather them, and they shall sorowe a litle, for the burden of the King and the princes.
Even though they hire allies among the nations, Now I will gather them up; And they will begin to diminish Because of the burden of the king of princes.
Even though they hire allies among the nations,Now I will gather them up;And they will begin to diminishBecause of the burden of the king of princes.
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
You can bargain with nations, but I'll catch you anyway. Soon you will suffer abuse by kings and rulers.
But even if they bargain among the Goyim, now I will round them up. Soon they will start to feel the burden of these kings and leaders.
Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes.
Yes, Israel was taken to the nations, but I will bring them back. But first, they must suffer a little by carrying the burden of that mighty king.
Though they shall be delivered up to the Gentiles, I will gather them, and they shall rest a while from the burden of the kings and the princes.
But now I am going to gather them together and punish them. Soon they will writhe in pain when the emperor of Assyria oppresses them.
Even though they have sold themselves to the nations, now I will gather them. They will soon writhe from the burden of kings and princes.
Also, though they have hired among the nations, now I will gather them. And they began to be few, from the burden of the king of rulers.
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers.
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them up; and they begin to be minished by reason of the burden of king and princes.
Yea, though they haue hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the King of princes.
And though they haue hired them among the heathen, yet nowe wyll I gather them, and they shall begyn to be weery with the burthen of the king and the prince.
Therefore shall they be delivered to the nations: now I will receive them, and they shall cease a little to anoint a king and princes.
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be minished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
but also with meede thei hiriden naciouns. Now Y schal gadere hem togidere, and thei schulen reste a litil fro birthun of the kyng and of princes.
Yes, though they hire among the nations, now I will gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
Yes, 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.
Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.
Yes, though they have hired among the nations,Now I will gather them;And they shall sorrow a little, [fn] Because of the burden [fn] of the king of princes.
But though they have sold themselves to many allies, I will now gather them together for judgment. Then they will writhe under the burden of the great king.
Even when they hire people among the nations to help them, I will now gather them together. And they will begin to waste away because the powerful king will make it hard for them.
Though they bargain with the nations, I will now gather them up. They shall soon writhe under the burden of kings and princes.
Even though they hire them among the nations, at once, will I gather them, when they have begun to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of rulers.
But even though they shall have hired the nations, now will I gather them together: and they shall rest a while from the burden of the king, and the princes.
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will soon gather them up. And they shall cease for a little while from anointing king and princes.
Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.
therfore are they scatred amoge the Heithe, there wil I gather them vp. They shal soone be weery of the burthen of kinges & prynces.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
now: Hosea 10:10, Ezekiel 16:37, Ezekiel 23:9, Ezekiel 23:10, Ezekiel 23:22-26, Ezekiel 23:46, Ezekiel 23:47
sorrow a little: or, begin to sorrow in a little while, as, Haggai 2:6
for: 2 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 17:3, 1 Chronicles 5:26
the king: Isaiah 10:8, Isaiah 36:13, Ezekiel 26:7, Daniel 2:37
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 12:8 - that they may Isaiah 30:6 - burden Ezekiel 16:33 - but thou Ezekiel 23:5 - on the Hebrews 2:10 - many
Cross-References
"For in seven days I am going to cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and I will destroy (blot out, wipe away) every living thing that I have made from the surface of the earth."
And after the seven days [God released the rain and] the floodwaters came on the earth.
Then he waited another seven days and sent out the dove, but she did not return to him again.
I waited patiently and expectantly for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
And I will wait for the LORD who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.
Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O LORD, We have waited expectantly for You; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Yea, though they have hired among the nations,.... That is, lovers, as before; got into confederacies and alliances with the nations about them, thinking thereby to strengthen their hands, and secure themselves and their kingdom; particular regard may be had to the Egyptians, as distinct from the Assyrians, whom they privately engaged on their side to shake off the Assyrian yoke, or their obligation to send yearly presents to the Assyrian king:
now will I gather them; either the Assyrians against them, to invade their land, besiege their city, and take and carry them captive; or the Israelites in a body into the city of Samaria, and there be cooped up, and taken and destroyed, or carried captive; for this is not to be interpreted of the collection of them out of their captivity, as the Targum and Jarchi, but of the gathering of them together for their destruction:
and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes; the tax or tribute imposed upon them by the king of Assyria, whose princes were altogether kings, Isaiah 10:8; and who used to be called king of kings, being at the head of a monarchy, which had many kings subject to it; as the kings of Babylon were afterwards called,
Ezekiel 26:7; this may refer to the yearly present or tribute, which Hoshea king of Israel was obliged to give to the king of Assyria, which he was very uneasy at, and did not pay it, which drew upon him the resentment of the Assyrian king; and that sorrow and uneasiness which that tribute gave the king of Israel and his people were but little and small in comparison of what they after found; it was the beginning of sorrows to them: and so some render the words, "they began" l; that is, to sorrow and complain "a little"; or this may refer to their burdens and oppressions when in captivity, which were laid upon them by the king of Assyria, and the princes, the rulers, and governors of the several places where the Israelites were carried captive: even the "few [that] shall remain" m, as some render it; and not die by famine, pestilence, and sword. Kimchi and Ben Melech think there is a deficiency of the copulative and between king and princes; which is supplied by the Targum, and by the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, which read, "the king and princes".
l ויחלו "incipient", Calvin; "ceperunt enim paululum", Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Zanchius, Drusius, Tarnovius, so Ben Melech. m ויחלו מעט "et remanebunt pauci", Schmidt a rad. חול "durare, permanere".
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yea, though they have hired - Or better, “because or when they hinge among the pagan, now will I gather them;” i. e., I will gather the nations together. The sin of Israel should bring its own punishment. He sent presents to the king of Assyria, in order to strengthen himself against the will of God; “he thought himself secured by his league made with them; but he should find himself much deceived in his policy;” he had “hired among them” only; “now,” ere long, very speedily, God Himself would “gather them,” i. e., those very nations, not in part, but altogether; not for the help of Israel, but for its destruction. As though a man would let out some water from a deep lake ponded up, the water, as it oozed out, loosened more and more the barriers which withheld it, until, at length, all gave way, and the water of the lake was poured out in one wide wild waste, desolating all, over which it swept. It may be, that Assyria would not have known of, or noticed Israel, had not Israel first invited him.
And they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes - So great shall be the burden of the captivity hereafter, that they shall then sorrow but little for any burdens put upon them now, and which they now feel so heavy. “The king of princes” is the king of Assyria, who said, “Are not my princes altogether kings?” Isaiah 10:8. The burden of plained will then be the thousand talents of silver which Menahem gave to Pul, king of Assyria, to support him in his usurpation, and in order to pay which, he “exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver” 2 Kings 15:19-20.
If we adopt the English margin, “begin,” we must render, “and they shall begin to be minished through the burden of the king of the princes,” i. e., they shall be gradually reduced and brought low through the exactions of the Assyrians, until in the end they shall be carried away. This describes the gradual decay of Israel, first through the exactions of Pul, then through the captivity of Gilead by Tiglathpileser.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hosea 8:10. For the burden of the king of princes. — The exactions of the Assyrian king, and the princes of the provinces.
