81 Set the trumpet to your lips! One like a vulture is over the house of the Lord, because they have broken my covenant, and transgressed my law. 2 Israel cries to me, "My God, we-Israel-know you!" 3 Israel has spurned the good; the enemy shall pursue him.
When Israel was hard pressed, they would claim protection from God, but this would be disregarded. What stead will it stand in to say, My God, I know thee, if we cannot say, My God, I love thee, serve thee, and cleave to thee only?
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 8:1-3
Commentary on Hosea 8:1-4
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When Israel was hard pressed, they would claim protection from God, but this would be disregarded. What stead will it stand in to say, My God, I know thee, if we cannot say, My God, I love thee, serve thee, and cleave to thee only?