Hosea 5:5 And the pride of Israel does testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity… 1. It is a great aggravation of sin when men are swelled with conceit under it, so that their thoughts of themselves are nothing lessened, but they dare defend sin, please themselves in it, and rise against such as do reprove it, and be filled with proud impatience under corrections inflicted because of it. 2. As pride is a sin that will not conceal itself, so this sort of pride is a notorious proof of men's guiltiness which will justly condemn them, and plead for God in so doing. 3. Sin will certainly bring on ruin, especially when men are not only obstinate in it, but swelled with pride for all that. 4. God's judgments will be universal on all ranks, according as they have sinned. (George Hutcheson.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. |
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