Hosea Chapter 12 verse 11 Holy Bible
Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether false; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.
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My word came to the ears of the prophets and I gave them visions in great number, and by the mouths of the prophets I made use of comparisons.
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If Gilead is iniquity, surely they are but vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
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Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
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If Gilead is wicked, Surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the furrows of the field.
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Surely Gilead `is' iniquity, Only, vanity they have been, In Gilead bullocks they have sacrificed, Also their altars `are' as heaps, on the furrows of a field.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Translate, If Gilead be worthless, surely they have become nought. In Gilgal they sacrificed bullocks; their altars also are like heaps upon the field's furrows, referring to a past event, the desolating invasion of Gilead by Tiglath-pileser, in 734 B.C. To this military expedition we have undoubted references in the inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser II. But unfortunately they are in a very mutilated condition. From one passage we learn:--"The city Gil [ead] and [A] bel [Maacha] which is on this side the land Beth Omri (Samaria) the distant . . . I joined in its whole extent to the territory of Assyria." The biblical passage, 2Kings 15:29, supplements this account by stating that Napntali and Galilee also fell victims to the victorious arms of the invader. From the verse before us we infer that Gilgal, on the western bank of the Jordan near Jericho (see Note on 4:15), likewise felt the heavy hand of the conqueror, or perhaps the inhabitants fled in panic and the local shrines became deserted ruins. From this time forth we hear no more of Gilgal as a religious centre. Nowack, however, follows Ewald in regarding the passage as prophetic of a coming calamity. (See Introduction.) In the word for "heaps" (gallim) there is a play on the name Gilgal.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIs thereאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notiniquityאָ֙וֶן֙ (’ā·wen)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol[in] Gilead?גִּלְעָ֥ד (gil·‘āḏ)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1568: Gilead -- a region in Palestine, also the name of several IsraelitesThey will surelyאַךְ־ (’aḵ-)AdverbStrong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surelycomeהָי֔וּ (hā·yū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beto nothing.שָׁ֣וְא (šāw)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessnessDo they sacrificeזִבֵּ֑חוּ (zib·bê·ḥū)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrificebullsשְׁוָרִ֣ים (šə·wā·rîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera)in Gilgal?בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל (bag·gil·gāl)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1537: Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in PalestineIndeed,גַּ֤ם (gam)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andtheir altars [will be]מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙ (miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 4196: An altarheaps of stonesכְּגַלִּ֔ים (kə·ḡal·lîm)Preposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of waterinעַ֖ל (‘al)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥י (tal·mê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 8525: A bank, terraceof the field.שָׂדָֽי׃ (śā·ḏāy)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landJump to PreviousAltars Altogether Bullocks Bulls Evil Field Fields Furrows Gilead Gilgal Heaps Hollows Indeed Iniquity Masses Nought Offerings Oxen Piles Ploughed Quite Sacrifice Stone Stones Surely Value Vanity Wicked Worthless
