King James Version
What Does Hosea 5:10 Mean?
“The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.”
Context
8
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
9
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
10
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
11
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
12
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. rottenness: or, a worm
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) The princes of Judah, such as Ahaz, whose pusillanimity brought untold evil on both Israel and Judah (2Kings 16:10-18).
**Like them that remove the bound** (landmark).—A practice prohibited in Deuteronomy 19:14, and included in the curses of Mount Ebal (Deuteronomy 27:17), an indication that this very legislation existed before the time of the prophet. They break down the barrier between right and wrong, between truth and falsehood, between Jehovah and Baalim.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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