Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Hosea 4:1
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Hosea4:1
CHAPTER 4
Ho 4:1-19. Henceforth the Prophet Speaks Plainly and without Symbol, in Terse, Sententious Propositions.
In this chapter he reproves the people and priests for their sins in the interregnum which followed Jeroboam's death; hence there is no mention of the king or his family; and in Ho 4:2 bloodshed and other evils usual in a civil war are specified.
1. Israel--the ten tribes.
controversy--judicial ground of complaint (Is 1:18; Jr 25:31; Mi 6:2).
no ... knowledge of God--exhibited in practice (Jr 22:16).
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