Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hosea 8:7

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7. sown . . . reap — ( Proverbs 22:8 ; Galatians 6:7 ). "Sow . . . wind," that is, to make the vain show of worship, while faith and obedience are wanting [CALVIN]. Rather, to offer senseless supplications to the calves for good harvests (compare Hosea 2:8 ); the result being that God will make them "reap no stalk," that is, "standing corn." Also, the phraseology proverbially means that all their undertakings shall be profitless ( Proverbs 11:29 ; Ecclesiastes 5:16 ). the bud —or, "growth." strangers —foreigners ( Hosea 7:9 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-8" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-hos-8-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/hos-8-7

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological