Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Hosea 7:5
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Hosea7:5
5. the day of our king--his birthday or day of inauguration.
have made him sick--namely, the king. Maurer translates, "make themselves sick."
with bottles of wine--drinking not merely glasses, but bottles. Maurer translates, "Owing to the heat of wine."
he stretched out his hand with scorners--the gesture of revellers in holding out the cup and in drinking to one another's health. Scoffers were the king's boon companions.
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