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Hosea 11 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Hosea 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Hosea 11 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim H669 3 Ephrajim
שָׁאַג shâʼag H7580 2 rumble, moan
מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim H4714 3 Mitsrajim
חָרַד chârad H2729 2 shudder, fear
קָרָא qârâʼ H7121 3 call out to
שׁוּב shûwb H7725 3 turn, return
אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr H804 2 Ashshur

How preachers through history handled this text

16 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 10 Spurgeon 4 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“12. Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. 12. Circumdedit me mendacio Ephraim, et fraude domus Israel: Judah autem adhuc dominatur (vel, principatum tenet) cum Deo, et cum sanctis fidelis est. I shall not stay now to recite the opinions of others; nor does it seem necessary. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 11:12–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Hos 11:1
  • Assyria — Hos 11:11
  • Admah — Hos 11:8

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