The Pulpit Commentary — Hosea — Section 13

ing) ,.. tti" ~ ~ ar· t'61\t'l' .titilh ft ln,Jlfflldell '4111ter new •phriH1, n1 M<l d ~ n ~ and JCl~l; tbl' al10 111'1 abnw tho Jll'!llpeol of dellvonnco to ~ t\f hh t,(,a· depriwd him (If hi~ bo htttMileH, 'J'he otianp 11f aex may tn- cltfof -JW'll· UtCl hift hun at the mGN1y (If dtoate the tot.ality of the natinn, male and tlir rnt'my h> t'lllllqaw <ll' h> kill ; tln111 1"I ftlmah-', 1111 Keil think&; or rather the woa.k l'IWl. •· His tw-.- "hN.\r in ttrength : " Hd and dofunOGl8811 <1ondltton of Iamol l\fter ~in ... My tik>ry - fNwl in lllfl. "nd 111y their bow WIB bmlron and tholr power .,_,., .-- -'ll"O!d in 111,,1' hand." But while crollbed by the eno,ny. They nrll now -11 ~ " - " - - - J'I'('"' 1h.- how I(> rNdy tin be loo lnt.<> tmptlvlty, ltko n fotnale ha"' ' - an .mblNn (If ~~ and helpltu and J>OWMl(.'111 and ezpoecd to nil J''WW. • Kindi w:plain~ ii. Pt.ill tb- 111 lhe tn1ulta of dto Mnq11nl'(lre, Tho birth of "--'h•~ ..,..,,. llp'<'illl and 11nitahl<' in tbt> the d1"1ghtor fa th11e oxplalncd by Klmohl: ..~...,_ <>l dtl' ~ l < I ~ .. In ooe - .Utt'r 11ho had borne a ll!ln, whioh 11 a .....-., ~ •~ the aathor of the p~vwbial refel"8noe to Joroboo.m the aon of • J - - (11111. .: ~th\, an<'K'llt military Irby JCW1h ... 11hll bore a daughter, who refers ,,( IRWII. - . . if not -fimd to the nCll'thurn panbolioally to Zoohariah and to Bhallum 1;;:inl'dtwn, ,.,pt ftl!al'llt>d Ill! flllinmtlv ma- aon of Jnbesh, who reigned after him,-who n Mstic: <>f it. ~ Judah. .-ith all ii. - were weak as a female." 'rhe name given Im- q-litio;. had nel'el' 1-. celebrated to the child is UApitied, or Unfavou.-ed, if for it,; - ~ - The me of the bow ~ rvdamah be taken as a mutilated parti~ 'there • iatt acquisuion (2 Sam. i 18). But ciple, the initial mem being dropped, though in Boojalllm and Ephnim it baa been an lo is not found in 010118 connection with llahia..l ~ The bow of Jooatban • participle; or, She-u-f&Ot-pitud, if tho - ~ r.r and. wide. 1'he clrikhen or word be a verb. lo either oa.se, the mercy ~,n,n;ehanda'mdu•ean,ing which if ucrciaed would save her from the ~• A.lld m 1hr duet wapo11 of the aiaeriee of eaptirity, ia clean gone; and a,ptaia al the hmt al lanel - hill bow. the love •·bich, if it e:1.iated, would prompt ~ Kar al 1-.1. bad M-TII bili bi,- am( that e:Eel'lliae of mercy, ia no longer· to be - 'lrilA bia. '1'11,e aiga fll die fall al loaked for. I'm- I will no more have meroy ~~-dlebTl!&bngofdlehow ui- du houa of laul; but I will utterly flf. ~ . . Tbe ~ employed by the 111b diem &way (margin, that I should ~ - u.. ~ appropriate. An allogdher pa.rdon I.hem). Aben Ezra ~ s ! iiaia, moagb denied by aame uid quotes the correct me&ning as followe : ,• m l'EII. f iom by otbera, ia, we "Some say that ",,J ie that I have up till ...,_ liGlt: d(,abt, faand far thia prediaion now forgiven their iniqnity ; " and Kim- m ciL lL H af Cilia ven book. The bow, ehi: "Hitherto I have forgiven o.nd par- d:mlu..thf:armerymwbichlanelescelled doned them, becauae I have ho.d mercy • - ~ .-ubmllen iD tt.e ValJeyof Jezreel. upon them; bnt I ■ball continue to do ao WM: Sba!-. identified with Shalman- llO more." "ni', again, from -nv, to return - - Jw.r' fll Aayr.a by Paaey and SUm- ar repeat. The construction of the· flrat k. apailt,d Beth-Arbd, ar Arbela. die elaue is peculiar. RoecnmlilJer cites a, ri::r i.dw- Se!,pbam - - Tillema, and JJUBlld' la. xlvii. I, 5 a.i<l Prov. :ulit. - i . : Dliddk ~ tbe ...11ey, ud tau 85 ; but more euct paralle!B are I 8am; ~ I:lnof:I in - - , , b e ~ defeat. 11 3 and eh. vi. 3,' in both of which, and J! Ullf; • lht- .-c • .., be ,,,.,ine!! that day a1eo in the text, Kimehl and Aben Ezro. di:.ale--calami1allllt.ol.-l,and undentand aa1ief' before tl,e 11eCOnd verb. •am• eh,mnom, for ueitae'tlu, ~ The Jut el1nf!ll of the verse, howl-ver, prc- ~ ,.L ~ uir tbe tendemee at 111mt. a reel difficulty, 11,11 we may infer ••-[li•««id - .IIJ8ftd; tile iDfauu were from the variety of luterpretu.tlnuH to whloh ~ 1.t, dt:at.h ap,iDA tbe llioot:e, aud the it LIMI been 1ubjel-ied. '!'ho LXX. hna 'AV'T1• motbfn UM<ll hwW in morta1 agon1<: : 1'1Mtr&11,oo, &V'T11'6.(oµ.a1 a.b'l'oir, '' But I will tbe di.ad Lc,du,t! a( tbm little ODtl9. 1• • 1urely ,et my1ell in o.rray against them." apl&im it ~ally: ., On that day whn Jerome, oonfo1mdlng the verb with nt,i, I shall ,·Wt the blood of Jeueel. I llhall tr11nijlatee, "But I will eotlrely forgot thom." Lr..k tb.t: bow of w:ael, tbM Ml to •Y, their Buhl : "I will diatrlbute w them a por- aigW..-.tdpower." Uon of their cup and of their dccde," viz. \'41, g,--.6114 . . -..i<re4 apiD, u4 aa ther have deserved by tbcilr doech. ~ - ~ - .AlidGodt1114tmt.oldm, Klmch : "I will ra{1e up enemte• aga,n,t e.ll • __. ~ Tbe Orllt birth tl#lm, wlw ,hall carry_ them Into c11ptlvlty .,,-.,,1,,w.,,d ~ 1,1,-Nd-pil"- 80d ldnlatry 11,11-d lay wuto their land." Ahem J~zu: ,, 1-,d., -.I it.- c,~IJINt ddtrum.lm,. HI will take tberu o way; " ho '1 notlld fur 'J,,, oi;- ~ '"""" v, oout.rw ~ tht, 111Al&11h1g of Uui t..st Job suit, 2, .-,.:11:~iLt;) ,I, OJI< ~illl( ealumity, W de¥CV1fJ awt t1ki,1 the prl!f11 II &I tbe Aro11111l0 &lf.1'11 is, fort,.•:r, ;,.i,d t,~J,il,it ti,<; fl&lloo OV"1 of tl.u: 11.<!Cueutlvo, 15ivlng 11w 11, n1,tlllilo 11,1;• OH, J, 1-11,] 'ff-IF, HOOK OF HOHJl:A.