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Hosea 12:1
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(12-2) Efraim menjaga angin, dan mengejar angin timur sehari suntuk, memperbanyak dusta dan pemusnahan; mereka mengadakan perjanjian dengan Asyur, dan membawa minyak kepada Mesir.
Bahwa orang Efrayim sudah mengelilingi Aku selalu dengan dusta dan bangsa Israelpun dengan tipu; maka Yehuda lagi bergoncang, jikalau dipegangnya akan Allah dan setiawanlah ia dengan Yang Mahasuci sekalipun.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
feedeth: Hosea 8:7, Job 15:2, Jeremiah 22:22
he daily: Hosea 11:12
and they: Hosea 5:13, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 17:4-6, Isaiah 30:6, Isaiah 30:7
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:13 - come up Job 6:26 - as wind Proverbs 15:14 - the mouth Ecclesiastes 6:11 - General Isaiah 7:2 - is confederate with Isaiah 44:20 - feedeth Isaiah 55:2 - do ye Isaiah 57:9 - thou wentest to the king Jeremiah 2:36 - gaddest Lamentations 5:6 - to the Egyptians Ezekiel 17:10 - shall it Ezekiel 23:5 - on the Ezekiel 23:13 - that they Ezekiel 24:12 - wearied Ezekiel 29:16 - the confidence Hosea 4:17 - Ephraim Hosea 5:3 - Ephraim Hosea 7:1 - they commit Hosea 7:11 - they call Hosea 8:9 - hath Hosea 14:3 - Asshur Micah 1:1 - concerning Luke 15:16 - he would 2 Timothy 2:16 - for
Cross-References
And I will make of thee a great people, and wyll blesse thee, and make thy name great, that thou shalt be [euen] a blessyng.
I wyll also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse the that curseth thee: and in thee shall all kinredes of the earth be blessed.
Abram passed through the lande, vnto the place of Sichem, vnto the plaine of Moreh. And the Chanaanite [was] then in the lande.
[And] the there was a famine in that lande, and therfore went Abram downe into Egypt, that he myght soiourne there, for there was a greeuons famine in the lande.
And when he was come neare to enter into Egypt, he sayde vnto Sarai his wife: beholde, I knowe that thou art a fayre woman to loke vpon:
And agayne he saide vnto him: I am the Lorde that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to geue thee this lande, & that thou myghtest inherite it.
Thou art, O Lorde, the God that hast chosen Abraham, and broughtest him out of Ur in Chaldea, and calledst him Abraham:
Thou art he whom I led from the endes of the earth: for I called thee euen from among the glorious men of it, and sayd vnto thee, Thou art my seruaunt, I haue chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Consider Abraham your father, and Sara that bare you, how that I called hym alone, and blessed hym, and encreased hym.
Thou sonne of man, these that dwell in the wasted lande of Israel talke and say: Abraham was but one man, and he had the lande in possession: nowe are we many, and the lande is geuen vs to possesse also.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ephraim feedeth on wind,.... Which will be no more profitable and beneficial to him than wind is to a man that opens his mouth, and fills himself with it: the phrase is expressive of labour in vain, and of a man's getting nothing by all the pains he takes; the same with sowing the wind, and reaping the whirlwind, Hosea 8:7; and so the Targum has it here,
"the house of Israel are like to one that sows the wind, and reaps the whirlwind all the day;''
and this refers either to the worship of idols, and the calves in particular, and the vain hope of good things promised to themselves from thence; or to their vain confidence in the alliances and confederacies they entered into with neighbouring nations; from which they expected much, but found little:
and followed after the east wind; a wind strong and vehement, burning and blasting, very noxious and harmful; so that, instead of receiving any profit and advantage either by their idolatry or their covenants with other nations, they were only in these things pursuing what would be greatly to their detriment: or they would be no more able to attain by such methods what they sought for, than they would be able to overtake the east wind, which is a very swift and fleeting one; so that this clause exposes their folly, in expecting good things from their idols, or help from their neighbours;
he daily increaseth lies and desolation; while they multiplied idols, which are lies fallacious and deceitful, and idolatrous rites and acts of worship, they do but increase their desolation and ruin, which such things are the cause of, and will certainly bring them unto; or, not content with the daily increase of their idolatries among themselves, they continually persecute, spoil, and plunder those who do not give into their false worship: so the Targum,
"lies and spoil they multiply;''
idolaters are generally persecutors:
and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians: and gave tribute and presents to their kings, as Menahem did to Pul, and Hoshea to Shalmaneser, not to hurt them, and to help and assist them against their enemies, and to strengthen their kingdom; see 2 Kings 15:19;
and oil is carried into Egypt: one while they sent presents to the Assyrians, to obtain their favour and friendship: and at another time to the Egyptians; nay, they sent to So king of Egypt, at the same time they were tributary to Assyria, and, conspiring against him, brought on their ruin; and oil was a principal part of the present sent; for this was carried not by way of traffic, but as a present: so the Targum,
"and they carried gifts to Egypt;''
see Isaiah 57:9. The land of Israel, being a land of oil olive, was famous for the best oil, of which there was a scarcity in Egypt, and therefore a welcome present there, as balsam also was; see
Genesis 37:25.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind - The East wind in Palestine, coming from Arabia and the far East, over large tracts of sandy waste, is parching, scorching, destructive to vegetation, oppressive to man, violent and destructive on the sea Psalms 48:7, and, by land also, having the force of the whirlwind (Job 27:21; see Jeremiah 18:17). “The East wind carrieth him away and he departeth, and as a whirlwind hurleth him out of his place.” In leaving God and following idols, Ephraim “fed on” what is unsatisfying, and chased after what is destructive. If a hungry man were to “feed on wind,” it would be light food. If a man could overtake the East wind, it were his destruction. : Israel “fed on wind,” when he sought by gifts to win one who could aid him no more than the wind; “he chased the East wind,” when, in place of the gain which he sought, he received from the patron whom he had adopted, no slight loss.” Israel sought for the scorching wind, when it could betake itself under the shadow of God. : “The scorching wind is the burning of calamities, and the consuming fire of affliction.”
He increaseth lies and desolation - Unrepented sins and their punishment are, in God’s govermnent, linked together; so that to multiply sin is, in fact, to multiply desolation. Sin and punishment are bound together, as cause and effect. Man overlooks what he does not see. Yet not the less does he “treasure up wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous Judgment of God” Romans 2:5. : “Lying” will signify false speaking, false dealing, false belief, false opinions, false worship, false pretences for color thereof, false hopes, or relying on things that will deceive. In all these kinds, was Ephraim at that time guilty, adding one sort of lying to another.”
They do make a covenant with the Assyrians and oil is carried into Egypt - Oil was a chief product of Palestine, from where it is called “a land of oil olive” Deuteronomy 8:8; and “oil” with balm was among its chief exports to Tyre (Ezekiel 27:17; see the note above at Hosea 2:8). It may also include precious ointments, of which it was the basis. As an export of great value, it stands for all other presents, which Hoshea sent to So, King of Egypt. Ephraim, threatened by God, looked first to the Assyrian, then to Egypt, to strengthen itself. Having dealt falsely with God, he dealt falsely with man. First, he “made covenant with” Shalmaneser, king of “Assyria;” then, finding the tribute, the price of his help, burdensome to him, he broke that covenant, by sending to Egypt. Seeking to make friends out of God, Ephraim made the more powerful, the Assyrian, the more his enemy, by seeking the friendship of Egypt; and God executed His judgments through those, by whose help they had hoped to escape them.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XII
The prophet, in very pointed terms, describes the
unprofitableness and destruction attending vicious courses;
particularly such as Ephraim pursued, who forsook God, and
courted the alliance of idolatrous princes, 1.
Judah is also reproved, 2.
He is reminded of the extraordinary favour of God to his father
Jacob, in giving him the birthright; and exhorted, after his
example, to wrestle with God (the Angel of the covenant, the
same unchangeable Jehovah) for a blessing; and to love mercy
and execute justice, 3-6.
Ephraim is accused of pursuing practices that are deceitful,
although pretending to integrity, 7, 8.
God then threatens to deprive this people of their possessions,
9,
as they had rejected every means of reformation, 10,
and given themselves up to gross impieties, 11.
And, as an aggravation of their guilt, they are reminded from
what humble beginnings they had been raised, 12, 13.
The Divine judgments about to fall upon Israel are declared to
be the result of great provocation, 14.
NOTES ON CHAP. XII
Verse Hosea 12:1. Ephraim feedeth on wind — He forms and follows empty and unstable counsels.
Followeth after the east wind — They are not only empty, but dangerous and destructive. The east wind was, and still is, in all countries, a parching, wasting, injurious wind.
He daily increaseth lies — He promises himself safety from foreign alliances. He "made a covenant with the Assyrians," and sent a subsidy of "oil to Egypt." The latter abandoned him; the former oppressed him.
