Hosea 13 · Verse 9

Hosea 13:9

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
Hosea 13:9, King James Version

Hosea 13:9 in other translations

BSBYou are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me— against your helper.
WEBYou are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.
ASVIt is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy help.
YLTAnd I consume them there as a lioness, A beast of the field doth rend them.
DARBYIt is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy help.
BBEI have sent destruction on you, O Israel; who will be your helper?
WebsterO Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thy help.

What does Hosea 13:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. thou ... in me--in contrast. hast destroyed thyself--that is, thy destruction is of thyself (Pr 6:32; 8:36). in me is thine help--literally, "in thine help" (compare De 33:26). Hadst thou rested thy hope in Me, I would have been always ready at hand for thy help [Grotius].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself - These evils come not by my immediate infliction; they are the consequences of thy own crimes. In the above terrifying figures of the ferocious beasts, the prophet only shows what they would meet with from the hand of the Assyrians in the war, the famine, and the captivity; God being represented as doing what he only permits to be done. But in me is thine help - "Though thou hast destroyed thyself, yet in me alone can thy help be found" - Newcome. And others read, And who will help thee? reading מי mi, who, for בי bi, in me. Though this is countenanced by the Syriac, yet there is no evidence of it in any of the MSS. yet collated, nor do I think it to be the true reading.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 13:9-16
Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case of spiritual redemption, from that lost state into which all have fallen by wilful sins. God often gives in displeasure what we sinfully desire. It is the happiness of the saints, that, whether God gives or takes away, all is in love. But it is the misery of the wicked, that, whether God gives or takes away, it is all in wrath, nothing is comfortable. Except sinners repent and believe the gospel, anguish will soon come upon them. The prophecy of the ruin of Israel as a nation, also showed there would be a merciful and powerful interposition of God, to save a remnant of them. Yet this was but a shadow of the ransom of the true Israel, by the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. He will destroy death and the grave. The Lord would not repent of his purpose and promise. Yet, in the mean time, Israel would be desolated for her sins. Without fruitfulness in good works, springing from the Holy Spirit, all other fruitfulness will be found as empty as the uncertain riches of the world. The wrath of God will wither its branches, its sprigs shall be dried up, it shall come to nothing. Woes, more terrible than any from the most cruel warfare, shall fall on those who rebel against God. From such miseries, and from sin, the cause of them, may the Lord deliver us.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Hosea 13:9 in the original Hebrew

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שִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥shi.chet.Khait will destroy youH7843
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
בִ֥יviin me
בְעֶזְרֶֽךָ\׃ve.'ez.Re.khain helper yourH5828

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 13:9

  • Jeremiah 2:17

    Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

  • Jeremiah 2:19

    Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.

  • Deuteronomy 33:26

    There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

  • Psalms 146:5

    Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

  • Psalms 121:1-2

    A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

  • Proverbs 6:32

    But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

  • Jeremiah 5:25

    Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.

  • Hosea 14:1

    O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  • Malachi 1:9

    And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Psalms 46:1

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou.
14:1; 2Ki 17:7-17; Pr 6:32; 8:36; Isa 3:9,11; Jer 2:17,19; 4:18; 5:25
Mal 1:9
but.
4; De 33:26; Ps 33:20; 46:1; 121:1,2; 146:5; Eph 1:3-5; Tit 3:3-7
is thine help. Heb. in thy help.

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Context

  • Hosea 13:8

    I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

  • Hosea 13:9

    O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

  • Hosea 13:10

    I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

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Hosea 13:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Te perdiste, oh Israel, mas en mí está tu ayuda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est ta destruction, Israël, que tu aies été contre moi, contre ton secours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es hat dich zu Grunde gerichtet, Israel, daß du wider mich, wider deine Hülfe, bist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Perditio tua, Israël: tantummodo in me auxilium tuum.