The Meaning of Hosea 9:9 Explained

Hosea 9:9

KJV: They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

YLT: They have gone deep -- have done corruptly, As in the days of Gibeah, He doth remember their iniquity, He doth inspect their sins.

Darby: They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

ASV: They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

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What is the context of Hosea 9:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They have deeply corrupted [themselves], as in the days of Gibeah: [therefore] he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

What does Hosea 9:9 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Israelites had delved deep into depravity, as when the men of Gibeah raped and murdered the visiting Levite"s concubine ( Judges 19). This was another occasion in which the Israelites punished one of their own rather than protecting her. The Lord would remember their iniquities and punish their sins. This sin had resulted in war in Israel and almost the obliteration of the tribe of Benjamin ( Judges 20). War would come again, and God would almost entirely obliterate all the Israelites for their sins.

Context Summary

Hosea 9:1-9 - "the Days Of Recompense Are Come"

The subject of this chapter is the bitterness of the captivity which was awaiting Israel as the result of their unfaithfulness. Their exile would put an effectual end to their idolatrous and sensual feasts. Every pleasure would be removed and every taste would be offended. The contrasts here are very significant. If men choose unclean things when they might have clean, a situation will be created in which only unclean things shall be attainable, Hosea 9:3. If they withhold God's offerings when they have plenty, they will presently be reduced to such straits as not to have wherewith to sacrifice or even to sustain life, Hosea 9:4-5. If we go down to Egypt for help, in Egypt we shall die, Hosea 9:6-7. In other words, every sin carries within itself the seed of its own avenging. If allowed to work itself out, its harvest is unutterable and irretrievable.

What a privilege Ephraim had within his grasp, as a watchman with God, Hosea 9:8! It is to this privilege, also, that our Savior calls all of us. He says to us, as He said to His disciples, Tarry ye here and watch with me. But too often we refuse to heed the gracious challenge, and allow ourselves to be seduced by the tempter, or by the sloth and corruption of our own hearts, Hosea 9:8-9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Hosea 9

¹ The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins

What do the individual words in Hosea 9:9 mean?

They are deeply corrupted as in the days of Gibeah He will remember their iniquity He will punish their sins -

הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־ שִׁחֵ֖תוּ כִּימֵ֣י הַגִּבְעָ֑ה יִזְכּ֣וֹר עֲוֺנָ֔ם יִפְק֖וֹד חַטֹּאותָֽם ס

הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־	They are deeply
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָמַק Sense: to be deep, be profound, make deep.
שִׁחֵ֖תוּ	corrupted
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁחַת Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay.
כִּימֵ֣י	as in the days
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַגִּבְעָ֑ה	of Gibeah
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּבְעָה Sense: a city in the mountain district of Judah.
יִזְכּ֣וֹר	He will remember
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: זָכַר Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
עֲוֺנָ֔ם	their iniquity
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: עָוֹן Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.
יִפְק֖וֹד	He will punish
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
חַטֹּאותָֽם	their sins
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: חַטָּאָה Sense: sin, sinful.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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Similar Scriptures for Hosea 9:9

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		Judges 19:16-21 [3]
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