Hosea 9:6

"What will you do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?"

Key Reflection

Hosea 9:6 highlights the impending judgment on Ephraim by posing a rhetorical question about their behavior during religious festivals. In first-century Israel, these solemn assemblies and feasts were times of national celebration and worship. By asking what they would do on such days, Hosea underscores that their actions, even in religious contexts, will not spare them from divine retribution. This verse reflects the broader theme of God's justice and the consequences of spiritual hypocrisy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For lo, they are gone because of destruction -They had fled, for fear of destruction, to destruction. For fear of the destruction from Assyria, they were fled away and gone to Egypt, hoping, doubtless, to find there some temporary refuge, until the Assyrian invasion should have swept by. But, as befalls those who flee from God, they fell into more certain destruction. Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them -They had fled singly, in making their escape from the Assyrian. Egypt shall receive them, and shall gather them together, but only to one common burial, so that none should escape.

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