Hosea 4:18
“Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Their drink is sour,.... In their stomachs, having drank so much that they cannot digest it; hence nauseous eructations,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Their drink is sour - Literally, “turned,” as we say of milk. So Isaiah says, “Thy silver is become dross; thy wine is…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Their drink is sour - Or rather, he is gone after their wine. The enticements of idolatry have carried them away.
Her…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 4:12-19
In these verses we have, as before,
I. The sins charged upon the people of Israel, for which God had a controversy with…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Their drink is sour This translation is cannot be sustained philologically. If the text is correct, the only version at…
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