Hosea 12:11 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 12

¹¹Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

Hosea 12:11 —

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Hosea 8:11
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Hosea 4:15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Hosea 6:8
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
Hosea 9:15
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
Hosea 10:1
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.

Topics

Adultery Gentiles Gilgal Gods Groves Heathen High Places Iconoclasm

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 7-14)

Here are intermixed, in these verses, I. Reproofs for sin. When God is coming forth to contend with a people, that he may demonstrate his own righteousness, he will demonstrate their unrighteousness. Ephraim was called to turn to his God and keep judgment (Hos. 12:6); now, to show that he had need of that call, he is charged with turning from his God by idolatry, and breaking the laws of justice a…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 11)

11. Is there iniquity in Gilead?--He asks the question, not as if the answer was doubtful, but to strengthen the affirmation: “Surely they are vanity”; or as Maurer translates, “They are nothing but iniquity.” Iniquity, especially idolatry, in Scripture is often termed “vanity.” Pr 13:11: “Wealth gotten by vanity,” that is, iniquity. Is 41:29: “They are all vanity ... images.” “Gilead” refers to M…