Oseas 13:5

5 Porque yo fui el que te conoció en el desierto,en esa tierra de terrible aridez.

Oseas 13:5 Meaning and Commentary

Hosea 13:5

I did know thee in the wilderness
Where there were no food nor drink, where were scorpions, serpents, and beasts of prey; there the Lord knew them, owned them, and showed a fatherly affection for them, and care of them; and fed them with manna and quails, and guided and directed them in the way, and protected and preserved them from their enemies, and from all hurt and danger. So the Targum explains it,

``I sufficiently supplied their necessities in the wilderness:''

in the land of great drought;
or, "of droughts" ^F3; the word is only used in this place; and is by Aben Ezra interpreted a dry and thirsty land; and so he says it signifies in the Arabic language and the same is observed by the father of Kimchi, and by R. Jonah ^F4; but is by some rendered "torrid" ^F5, or "inflamed", as if it had the signification of a Hebrew word which signifies a flame: and the Targum takes it to be akin to another, which signifies to "desire", rendering it,

``in a land in which thou desirest everything;''

that is, wants everything. The first seems best, and is a fit a description of the wilderness, which was a place of drought, wherein was no water, ( Deuteronomy 8:15 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (tbwalt Urab) "an terra siccitatum", Vatablus, Drusius, Schmidt.
F4 Apud R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed. fol. 35. 1.
F5 "In terra torridonum locorum", Montanus; "torridissima", Junius & Tremellius, Heb. "infammationum", Piscator.

Oseas 13:5 In-Context

3 Por eso serán como nube matutina,como rocío que temprano se evapora,como paja que se lleva el viento,como humo que se escapa por la chimenea.

4 «Pero yo soy el SEÑOR tu Diosdesde que estabas en Egipto.No conocerás a otro Dios fuera de mí,ni a otro Salvador que no sea yo.

5 Porque yo fui el que te conoció en el desierto,en esa tierra de terrible aridez.

6 Les di de comer, y quedaron saciados,y una vez satisfechos, se volvieron arrogantesy se olvidaron de mí.

7 Por eso, yo seré para ellos como un león;los acecharé junto al camino, como un leopardo.