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Hosea 13:5

Hosea 13:5
I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I did know thee in the wilderness,.... Where there were no food nor drink, where were scorpions, serpents, and beasts of…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I did know thee in the wilderness - “God so knew them, as to deserve to be known by them. By “knowing” them, He shewed…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

I did know thee - I approved of thee; I loved thee; and by miraculously providing for thee in that land of drought, I…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 13:5-8

We may observe here, 1. The plentiful provision God had made for Israel and the seasonable supplies he had blessed them…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

I did know, &c. Better, It was I that knew, &c. -To know"=-to take favourable notice of", as Psa 1:6 and often.

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