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Hosea 13:14

Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I will ransom them from the power of the grave,.... That is, "when" or "at which time" before spoken of, and here understood, as the above interpreter rightly connects the words, "I will" do this and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I will ransom them from the power of the grave - Literally, “from the hand,” i. e., the “grasp of the grave,” or “of hell.” God, by His prophets, mingles promises of mercy in the midst of His threats…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I will ransom them from the power of the grave - In their captivity they are represented as dead and buried, which is a similar view to that taken of the Jews in the Babylonish captivity by Ezekiel in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hosea 13:9-16

The first of these verses is the summary, or contents, of all the rest (Hos 13:9), where we have, 1. All the blame of Israel's ruin laid upon themselves: O Israel! thy perdition is thence; it is of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

But a father cannot long endure to contemplate the prospect of his child's ruin.

from the power of the grave … from death Rather, from the hand of Sheól … from Death. Sheól and Death are used…