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Hosea 3:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Hosea 3:4

Verse 4 of 5

Scripture focus

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:

Hosea 3:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 3:4

Theological / Devotional

Without a king. From the beginning of the Captivity, Israel was for “many days” without her own government.

An image. Heb. massebah, “a stone pillar,” or “an obelisk,” often employed in connection with idolatrous worship (see on Deut. 16:22; 1 Kings 14:23).

Ephod. See on Ex. 28:6-12.

Teraphim. Images. See on Gen. 31:19.

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