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Hosea 10:7

Hosea 10:7
As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

As for Samaria,.... The metropolis of the ten tribes of Israel, and here put for the whole kingdom:

her king is cut…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Her king is cut off like foam - (Or, more probably, “a straw) on the” (literally, “face of the) water.” A bubble, or one…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Her king is cut off as the foam - As lightly as a puff of wind blows off the foam that is formed below by a fall of…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 10:1-8

Observe, I. What the sins are which are here laid to Israel's charge, the national sins which bring down national…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

her king i. e. not merely the king who happened to be on the throne, but the monarchy itself (as Hos 10:10). Others,…