SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:18
Su bebida se corrompió; fornicaron pertinazmente; sus príncipes amaron los dones, vergonzosamente.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Hosea 4:18
Verse 18. Their drink is sour] Or rather, he is gone after their wine. The enticements of idolatry have carried them away. Her rulers with shame do love] Rather, have loved shame; they glory in their abominations.
Give ye.] Perhaps it would be better to read, Her rulers have committed, &c. They have loved gifts. What a shame! These were their rulers, literally, their shields. Justice and judgment were perverted.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. Their drink is sour , etc.] In their stomachs, having drank so much that they cannot digest it; hence nauseous eructations, with a filthy stench, are belched out; so it is a charge of drunkenness which Ephraim or the ten tribes were addicted to, and are accused of, ( Isaiah 28:1) or “their drink is gone” f94 ; it has lost its colour, brightness, smell, and flavour; it is turned to vinegar; expressive of the general corruption and depravity of manners and religion among them; (see Isaiah 1:22) or “their drink departeth”, or “causeth to depart”; or “is refractory” f95 ; that is, it made them refractory, like a refractory belief, as before; caused them to depart from God and his worship, and led them into all sin and irreligion, particularly what follows: they have committed whoredom continually ; corporeal whoredom, which drunkenness leads to; and spiritual whoredom or idolatry, which they had committed, and continued in, ever since the days of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and increased therein: her rulers with shame do love, give ye ; or “her shields” f96 ; those that should have been the protectors of Israel, compared before to a heifer; and preserved them not only from their external enemies, but from all innovations in religion; and which we rightly enough render “rulers”, civil and ecclesiastic, kings, princes, and priests; (see Psalm 47:9), these “loved, give ye”, which was a “shame” to them: the sense is, either they loved gifts and bribes, and were continually saying, “give, give”, when causes were to be tried, and so perverted justice and judgment, which was very shameful; or they loved wine and strong drink, and therefore required it to be continually given them, which was very scandalous in rulers more especially, ( Proverbs 30:4); or they loved whoredom, both in a corporeal and spiritual sense, and desired more harlots and more idols, and added to their old ones, which was very abominable and ignominious. So the Targum, “they turned themselves after fornication they loved, which brought shame unto them;” and these may be considered as so many reasons why Judah should have nothing to do with Israel.
Matthew Henry Commentary
The prophet enters into a new contract, representing the graciou manner in which God will again restore Israel under a new covenant.
Hos. 3:1-3 The dislike of men to true religion is because they love objects and forms, which allow them to indulge, instead of mortifyin their lusts. How wonderful that a holy God should have good-will to those whose carnal mind is enmity against Him! Here is represente God's gracious dealings with the fallen race of mankind, that had gon from him. This is the covenant of grace he is willing to enter int with them, they must be to him a people, and he will be to them a God They must accept the punishment of their sin, and must not return to folly. And it is a certain sign that our afflictions are means of goo to us, when we are kept from being overcome by the temptations of a afflicted state.
Hos. 3:4-5 Here is the application of the parable to Israel. They mus long sit like a widow, stripped of all joys and honours; but shall a length be received again. Those that would seek the Lord so as to fin him, must apply to Christ, and become his willing people. Not only ar we to fear the Lord and his greatness, but the Lord and his goodness not only his majesty, but his mercy. Even Jewish writers apply thi passage to the promised Messiah; doubtless it foretold their futur conversion to Christ, for which they are kept a separate people. Thoug the first fear of God arise from a view of his holy majesty an righteous vengeance, yet the experience of mercy and grace throug Jesus Christ, will lead the heart to reverence so kind and glorious Friend and Father, and to fear offending him __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
סר 5493 סבאם 5435 הזנה 2181 הזנו 2181 אהבו 157 הבו 157 קלון 7036 מגניה׃ 4043
