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Hosea 3:5

Hosea 3:5
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Afterward shall the children of Israel return,.... The ten tribes of Israel, and also the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which are included in the name of Israel, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Afterward shall the children of Israel return - Elsewhere it is said more fully, “return to the Lord.” It expresses more than “turning” or even conversion to God. It is not conversion only, but…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hosea 3:1-5

Some think that this chapter refers to Judah, the two tribes, as the adulteress the prophet married (Hos 1:3) represented the ten tribes; for this was not to be divorced, as the ten tribes were, but…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

return i.e. from their evil courses of disobedience to their God and to the legitimate royal house.

David their king There is a great body of authority for regarding this as an expression for the…