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Hosea 9:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Hosea 9:11

Verse 11 of 17

Scripture focus

[As for] Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

Hosea 9:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 9:11

Theological / Devotional

As for Ephraim. After drawing the parallel between Israel’s present evil and those shameful ones of the past, Gibeah and Baal-peor (vs. 9, 10), Hosea passes on to announce the deserved punishment about to fall upon the northern kingdom. Their glory. The meaning of the word Ephraim is “double fruitfulness” (see on Gen. 41:52). Jacob’s blessing upon Ephraim predicted his being greater in number than his brother Manasseh (Gen. 48:14-20), which blessing was later affirmed by Moses (Deut. 33:7). It is very likely, therefore, that the glory spoken of here refers to the increase in Ephraim’s population. As a result of the sword of the coming invader, there would be a marked lessening in the number of the inhabitants of Ephraim.

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