Hosea 4:9
“And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there shall be, like people, like priest,.... No difference between them in their festivals, the one being as greedy…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And there shall be like people, like priest - Priest and people were alike in sin. Yea they are wont, if bad, to foment…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Like people, like priest -
"The priest a wanderer from the narrow way; The silly sheep, no wonder that they stray."
I…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 4:6-11
God is here proceeding in his controversy both with the priests and with the people. The people were as those that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
like people, like priest i.e. the priest shall fare no better than the people. His official -nearness" to Jehovah shall…
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