Hosea 9:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

Days of visitation

Israel

Isaiah 26:11

Ezekiel 25:17

Ezekiel 38:23

The prophet

Mad

2 Corinthians 5:13

The multitude

Ezekiel 14:9

2 Thessalonians 2:10

Bible References

Days of visitation

And what will you do in the day of punishment, and in the desolation which shall come from afar? to whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your riches?

They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their judgment they shall perish.

And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their judgment.

Also her hired soldiers are in the midst of her like fatted calves; for they also are turned back, and have fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity had come upon them, and the time of their punishment.

Also, you son of man, thus says the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end has come upon the four corners of the land.

Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

And he said, Amos, what see you? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end has come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them anymore.

The best of them is like a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of your watchmen and your punishment comes; now shall be their perplexity.

The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens quickly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: there the mighty man shall cry out bitterly.

For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Israel

LORD, when your hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy of the people; yea, the fire of your enemies shall devour them.

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.

The prophet

The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Thus says the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you worthless: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Your prophets have seen vain and foolish things for you: and they have not uncovered your iniquity, to turn away your captivity; but have given you false oracles and causes of banishment.

Thus says the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

If a man walking in the spirit of falsehood does lie, saying, I will prophesy unto you of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous persons: her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto you yet the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Mad

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? why came this mad fellow to you? And he said unto them, You know the man, and his communication.

The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that you should be officers in the house of the LORD, over every man that is mad, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison, and in the stocks.

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are beside yourself; much learning does make you mad.

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be in our right mind, it is for your cause.

The multitude

And if the prophet is deceived when he has spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

And with all deception of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.