Psa 149:7, Hos 5:9 | JFB | STEP | 7. The destruction of the incorrigibly wicked attends the propagation of God's truth, so that the military successes of the Jews, after the captivity, typified the triumphs of the Gospel.

Psalms 149:7

7. The destruction of the incorrigibly wicked attends the propagation of God's truth, so that the military successes of the Jews, after the captivity, typified the triumphs of the Gospel.

Hosea 5:9

9, 10. Israel is referred to in Ho 5:9, Judah in Ho 5:10.

the day of rebuke—the day when I shall chastise him.

among the tribes of Israel have I made known—proving that the scene of Hosea's labor was among the ten tribes.

that which shall surely be—namely, the coming judgment here foretold. It is no longer a conditional decree, leaving a hope of pardon on repentance; it is absolute, for Ephraim is hopelessly impenitent.