Hosea 6:5

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hewed	חָצַ֙בְתִּי֙ cha.Tzav.ti	H2672	to cut or carve (wood · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
prophets	בַּנְּבִיאִ֔ים ba.ne.vi.'Im	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
slain	הֲרַגְתִּ֖ים ha.rag.Tim	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
words	בְּאִמְרֵי be.'im.rei-	H561	something said · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
mouth	פִ֑י Fi	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
judgments	וּמִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ u.mish.pa.Tei.kha	H4941	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
light	א֥וֹר 'or	H216	illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense · noun, common feminine singular absolute
forth	יֵצֵֽא ye.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 23:29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to b…
Jeremiah 5:14 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood…
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, a…
Psalms 119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod…
Romans 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgme…
Revelation 2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 6:4–end

Two things, two evil things, both Judah and Ephraim are here charged with, and justly accused of: - I. That they were not firm to their own convictions, but were unsteady, unstable as water, Hos 6:4, Hos 6:5. O Ephraim! what shall I do unto thee? O Judah! what shall I do unto thee? This is a strange expression. Can Infinite Wisdom be at a loss what to do? Can it be nonplussed, or put upon taking new measures? By no means; but God speaks after the manner of men, to show how absurd and unreasonable they were, and how just his proceedings against them were. Let them not complain of him as harsh and severe in tearing them, and smiting them, as he has done; for what else should he do? What other…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 6:5

I hewed them by the prophets--that is, I announced by the prophets that they should be hewn asunder, like trees of the forest. God identifies His act with that of His prophets; the word being His instrument for executing His will (Jer 1:10; Eze 43:3). by . . . words of my mouth-- (Isa 11:4; Jer 23:29; Heb 4:12). thy judgments--the judgments which I will inflict on thee, Ephraim and Judah (Hos 6:4). So "thy judgments," that is, those inflicted on thee (Zep 3:15). are as the light, &c.--like the light, palpable to the eyes of all, as coming from God, the punisher of sin. HENDERSON translates, "lightning" (compare Job 37:3, Margin; Job 35:15).

Adam Clarke on Hosea 6:5

Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets - I have sent my prophets to testify against their fickleness. They have smitten them with the most solemn and awful threatenings; they have, as it were, slain them by the words of my mouth. But to what purpose? Thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth - Instead of ומשפטיך אור יצא umispateycha or yetse, "and thy judgments a light that goeth forth," the versions in general have read ומשפטי כאור umishpati keor, "and my judgment is as the light." The final כ caph in the common reading has by mistake been taken from אור aur, and joined to משפטי mishpati; and thus turned it from the singular to the plural number, with the postfix כ cha. The prope…

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Dictionary and topics

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Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hosea 6:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 6:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 6:5

Adam Clarke on Hosea 6:5

Dictionary and topics

Hosea 6:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hosea 6:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 6:5

Adam Clarke on Hosea 6:5

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Hosea 6:5

John Calvin on Hosea 6:5

Keil & Delitzsch on Hosea 6:5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hosea 6:4

Rashi on Hosea 6:5