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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Hosea 7:14 - 7:14
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not cried unto me - but unto other gods [Maurer], (Job 35:9, Job 35:10). Or, they did indeed cry unto Me, but not “with their heart”: answering to “lies,” Hos 7:13 (see on Hos 7:13).
when they howled upon their beds - sleepless with anxiety; image of deep affliction. Their cry is termed “howling,” as it is the cry of anguish, not the cry of repentance and faith.
assemble ... for corn, etc. - namely in the temples of their idols, to obtain from them a good harvest and vintage, instead of coming to Me, the true Giver of these (Hos 2:5, Hos 2:8, Hos 2:12), proving that their cry to God was “not with their heart.”
rebel against me - literally, “withdraw themselves against Me,” that is, not only withdraw from Me, but also rebel against Me.