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Hosea 6:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Hosea 6:4

Verse 4 of 11

Scripture focus

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

Hosea 6:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 6:4

Theological / Devotional

What shall I do? God, having tried in various ways to persuade Israel and Judah to repent, finds His efforts unavailing, and so in sorrow asks what more He can do before He imposes chastisement (see on Isa. 5:4).

Early dew. The divine questioning was inspired by the people’s short-lived piety. The history of God’s chosen nation abundantly illustrates their fugitive, inconsistent piety. All of us need to learn this same lesson, for goodness is of little real worth unless it becomes permanent in the life, an attribute of the character.

By SdaBc