Oseas 9:9

9 Han llegado al colmo de la corrupción,como en los días de Guibeá;¡pero Dios se acordará de sus perversidadesy los castigará por sus pecados!

Oseas 9:9 Meaning and Commentary

Hosea 9:9

They have deeply corrupted [themselves], as in the days of
Gibeah
Not the false prophets and watchmen only; but rather Ephraim, or the ten tribes, through their means became extremely corrupt in principle and practice; they had most sadly degenerated, and were deeply sunk and immersed in all manner of wickedness, and rooted in it, and continued obstinate and incorrigible, so that there was no hope of reformation among them; they had got to as great a pitch of wickedness, and were guilty of the like uncleanness, lewdness, barbarity, and cruelty, as were acted by the men of Gibeah, with respect to the Levite and his concubine, ( Judges 19:1-30 ) ; for Gibeah of Benjamin is here meant, where the people asked a king, and rebelled against the words of the prophet, as some in Jarchi interpret it: [therefore] he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins:
that is, God, my God, as the prophet calls him in ( Hosea 9:8 ) , will not forgive and forget their sins; pardon being often expressed by a non-remembrance of sins; but will make inquiry after them, and visit them in a way of wrath and vengeance, and punish for them as they deserve: they being obstinate and impenitent, and persisting in their sins, like the men of Gibeah and Benjamin.

Oseas 9:9 In-Context

7 Han llegado los días del castigo,han llegado los días de la retribución.¡Que lo sepa Israel!Es tan grande tu maldad,y tan intensa tu hostilidad,que al profeta se le tiene por necio,y al hombre inspirado por loco.

8 El profeta, junto con Dios,es el centinela de Efraín,pero enfrenta trampas en todos sus caminos,y hostilidad en la casa de su Dios.

9 Han llegado al colmo de la corrupción,como en los días de Guibeá;¡pero Dios se acordará de sus perversidadesy los castigará por sus pecados!

10 «Cuando encontré a Israel,fue como hallar uvas en el desierto;cuando vi a sus antepasados,fue como ver higos tiernos en la higuera.Pero ellos se fueron a Baal Peory se entregaron a la vergüenza;¡se volvieron tan detestablescomo el objeto de su amor!

11 El esplendor de Efraín saldrá volando, como un ave;no habrá más concepción ni embarazo ni nacimiento.