Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 5:10

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Hosea 5:10

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Hosea 5:10

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water." — Hosea 5:10 (ASV)

The princes of Judah, such as Ahaz, whose pusillanimity brought untold evil on both Israel and Judah (2 Kings 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.