Hosea 5:2 And the rebels are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. Marg. "correction." The sin of the people was increased by the circumstance that God had not ceased by His prophets to recall the Israelites to a sound mind, since they might not have been wholly irreclaimable. Or God may be thought of here as complaining that He had been an object of dislike to the Israelites, as though He said, "When I sent My prophets, they could not bear to be admonished, because My Word was too bitter for them." Reproofs are not easily endured by men. What is clear is that the people of Israel were not only apostates, but hopelessly contumacious and refractory in their wickedness. ( John Calvin.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.WEB: The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I discipline all of them. |
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