Hos 9:1 | JFB | STEP | 1. Rejoice not . . . for joy —literally, "to exultation." Thy exultation at the league with Pul, by which peace seems secured, is out of place: since thy idolatry will bring ruin on thee. as other people —the Assyrians for instance, who, unlike thee, are in the height of prosperity. loved a reward upon every corn floor —Thou hast desired, in reward for thy homage to idols, abundance of corn on every threshing-floor ( ).

Hosea 9:1

1. Rejoice not . . . for joy—literally, "to exultation." Thy exultation at the league with Pul, by which peace seems secured, is out of place: since thy idolatry will bring ruin on thee.

as other people—the Assyrians for instance, who, unlike thee, are in the height of prosperity.

loved a reward upon every corn floor—Thou hast desired, in reward for thy homage to idols, abundance of corn on every threshing-floor (Ho 2:12).