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

What will you do on the day you are called to account for these things, when destruction comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

They are worthless, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they will perish.

I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth. It will be a year of punishment. There will be no survivors.

Egypt's hired soldiers are like fattened calves. They will turn and run away together. They will not stand their ground. The day of destruction is coming. At that time they will be punished.'

Son of man, the Lord Jehovah says to the land of Israel: 'The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.

Son of man, what is this proverb you people have concerning the land of Israel. You say: 'The days are long and every vision fails?'

He said: Amos, what do you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then Jehovah said to me: The end has come to my people Israel. I will spare them no longer.

The best of them is as a brier. The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge! Your watchmen's day has come. Your visitation has come. Now you will be perplexed.

The great Day of Jehovah is near. It is near and coming quickly. Listen! The mighty man will cry out bitterly on the Day of Jehovah.

These are days of vengeance! All things written will be fulfilled.

The great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered Babylon the Great. He gave her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his anger (wrath).

Israel

O Jehovah, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame. Let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. They will know that I am Jehovah when I lay my vengeance on them.'

I will magnify myself, sanctify myself, and make myself known in the sight of many nations! Then they will know that I am Jehovah.' (Matthew 6:9)

The prophet

Prophets are God's watchmen over Ephraim. Yet, traps are set on every prophet's path and people are hostile in the Temple of their God.

Superficially they have healed the brokenness of my people. They declare: 'Peace! Peace!' But there is no peace.'

They heal the brokenness of the daughter of my people superficially. They say: 'Peace! Peace!' But there is no peace.

This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: Do not listen to what the prophets are saying to you. They fill you with false hope. They speak about visions that they dreamed up. These visions are not from Jehovah.

The visions your prophets have seen for you are false and foolish! They have not made you fully aware of your sin so your fate might be changed. They have seen for you false words, driving you away.

The Lord Jehovah said: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

If a man who is a constant liar tells a lie saying: 'I will prophesy to you about wine and of strong drink;' he would be the prophet of this people.

Her prophets are insolent and treacherous persons. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary! They have done violence to the law.

Jehovah said: Take yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Mad

Jehu went back to his fellow officers. They asked him: Is everything all right? What did this mad fellow want with you? Jehu answered: You know what he wanted.

Jehovah made you priest instead of Jehoiada so that there would be officials for Jehovah's temple. You should put every madman who acts like a prophet in prison and in shackles.

When his own people heard of this they went to apprehend him. They said: He has lost his senses.

While he was defending himself, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, you are beside yourself. Much learning has made you mad.

For if we are beside ourselves (crazy) (insane) it is to God. If we are of sound mind, it is to you.

The multitude

If a prophet is tricked into giving a prophecy, it is I, Jehovah, who tricked the prophet. I will use my power against you and destroy you from among my people Israel.

He will use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.