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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:13-15

The false physician and the true. The aid of the King of Assyria was, when times became troublous, freely sought by both Ephraim and Judah. Ephraim, however, was the chief offender. The relations between Israel and Assyria were at this time very close. I. THE FATAL SICKNESS . ( Hosea 5:13 ) "When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound," etc. The sickness was a deadly one. Its diagnosis is not difficult. "The real disease," one has said, "was apostasy from the Lord, or... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness - Literally, “And Ephraim saw,” i. e., perceived it. God proceeds to tell them, how they acted when they felt those lighter afflictions, the decline and wasting of their power. The “sickness” may further mean the gradual inward decay; the “wound,” blows received from without.And sent to king Jareb - Or, as in the English margin “a king who should plead, or, an avenging king.” The “hostile king” is, probably, the same Assyrian Monarch, whom both Israel and Judah... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 5:13-14

Hosea 5:13-14. When Ephraim, saw his sickness When the king of Israel, namely, Menahem, saw himself too weak to contend with Pul, king of Assyria, he sent an embassy to him to make him his ally, and, in order to do it, became his tributary, that his hand might be with him to confirm his kingdom to him, 2 Kings 15:15. And Judah his wound Hebrew, his ulcer, or corrupted sore. So in like manner shall Ahaz, king of Judah, implore the assistance of Tiglath-pileser against his enemies.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 5:8-15

Click image for full-size versionForeign policies (5:8-15)During the reigns of the Judean kings Jotham and Ahaz, Israel and Syria tried to persuade Judah to join them in an alliance aimed at resisting the spreading power of Assyria. When Judah refused to cooperate, Israel and Syria attacked Jerusalem, whereupon Ahaz, contrary to Isaiah’s advice, asked Assyria for help. Assyria replied by conquering Syria and much of Israel. But Judah’s independence also suffered, because in asking Assyria for... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 5:13

king Jareb. Professor Sayce ( Higher Criticism and the Monuments, pp 416, 417) thinks "Jareb" may he the birth-name of the usurper Sargon II, the successor of Shalmaneser. Shalmaneser did not take Samaria, but his successor did, as stated in an inscription found in the palace which he built near Nineveh. This gets rid of several fanciful hypotheses as to the meaning of "Jareb" besides explaining an historical difficulty Compare Hosea 10:6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 5:13

"When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure your wound."The great sin of God's people was that, even after the most serious ills and destructive conditions developed among them, threatening to overwhelm and destroy them, they did not, even in that state of danger and emergency turn to their God, but instead, decided that they could overcome their troubles through their own... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 5:13

Hosea 5:13. When Ephraim saw his sickness, &c.— Houbigant translates this verse throughout in the future. Ephraim shall see,—shall go, &c. and instead of king Jareb, he reads, to the king his avenger; meaning the Assyrian, Tiglath-Pileser, before mentioned. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 5:13

13. wound—literally, "bandage"; hence a bandaged wound (Isaiah 1:6; Jeremiah 30:12). "Saw," that is, felt its weakened state politically, and the dangers that threatened it. It aggravates their perversity, that, though aware of their unsound and calamitous state, they did not inquire into the cause or seek a right remedy. went . . . to the Assyrian—First, Menahem (Jeremiah 30:12- :) applied to Pul; again, Hoshea to Shalmaneser (Jeremiah 30:12- :). sent to King Jareb—Understand Judah as the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 5:8-15

A warning to Ephraim and Judah 5:8-15This warning confronted the tribe of Ephraim, or perhaps all Israel, and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. read more