Hosea 7:4
“They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They are all adulterers,.... King, princes, priests, and people, both in a spiritual and corporeal sense; they were all…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They are all adulterers - The prophet continues to picture the corruption of all kinds and degrees of people. “All of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
As an oven heated by the baker - Calmet's paraphrase on this and the following verses expresses pretty nearly the sense:…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hosea 7:1-7
Some take away the last words of the foregoing chapter, and make them the beginning of this: "When I returned, or would…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
as an oven The fire corresponds to sensual lust, the oven is the heart. The baker ceaseth from kindling (so we should…
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