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Ho 8:1-14.
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英語原文
Ho 8:1-14.
PROPHECY OF THE IRRUPTION OF THE ASSYRIANS, IN PUNISHMENT FOR ISRAEL'S APOSTASY, IDOLATRY, AND SETTING UP OF KINGS WITHOUT GOD'S SANCTION.
In
Ho 8:14,
Judah is said to multiply fenced cities; and in
Ho 8:7-9,
Israel, to its great hurt, is said to have gone up to Assyria for help. This answers best to the reign of Menahem. For it was then that Uzziah of Judah, his contemporary, built fenced cities
(2Ch 26:6, 9, 10).
Then also Israel turned to Assyria and had to pay for their sinful folly a thousand talents of silver
(2Ki 15:19)
[MAURER].
1. Set the trumpet, &c.--to give warning of the approach of the enemy: "To thy palate (that is, 'mouth,'
Job 31:30,
Margin) the trumpet"; the abruptness of expression indicates the suddenness of the attack. So
Ho 5:8.
as . . . eagle--the Assyrian
(De 28:49; Jer 48:40; Hab 1:8).
against . . . house of . . . Lord--not the temple, but Israel viewed as the family of God
(Ho 9:15; Nu 12:7; Zec 9:8; Heb 3:2; 1Ti 3:15; 1Pe 4:17).
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2. 我的神啊，我们认识你——单数的“我的”是分散地使用，即每个人都这样向神祷告。他们在急难之时，以自己作为立约之民对神的认识为借口；但在他们的行为中却不承认他（参太 7:21-22; 多 1:16；并赛 29:13; 耶 7:4）。希伯来文将“以色列”不与英王钦定本所译的“呼求”连用，而是“我们以色列认识你”；神否认了他们这样以以色列后裔为由所提的主张。
英語原文
2. My God, we know thee--the singular, "My," is used distributively, each one so addressing God. They, in their hour of need, plead their knowledge of God as the covenant-people, while in their acts they acknowledge Him not (compare
Mt 7:21, 22; Tit 1:16;
also
Isa 29:13; Jer 7:4).
The Hebrew joins "Israel," not as English Version, with "shall cry," but "We, Israel, know thee"; God denies the claim thus urged on the ground of their descent from Israel.
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3. 以色列——神重复这名，以对应他们对这名号的使用
（Ho 8:2）。
那善事——哲罗姆译作“神”，因祂本为善，且广行善事
（Ps 119:68）。
祂是首要被弃绝的对象，但随着祂，一切善事也一同被弃。
仇敌必追赶他——这是出于神公义的报应。
英語原文
3. Israel--God repeats the name in opposition to their use of it
(Ho 8:2).
the thing that is good--JEROME translates, "God" who is good and doing good
(Ps 119:68).
He is the chief object rejected, but with Him also all that is good.
the enemy shall pursue him--in just retribution from God.
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4. 诸王……不是藉着我——即未得我的许可
（1Ki 11:31; 12:20）。
以色列拥立耶罗波安及其继任者，而神所立为全国正统之王的，原是大卫家。
我并不认识——即我不认可
（Ps 1:6）。
……金子……偶像——
（Ho 2:8; 13:2）。
以致被剪除——即他们虽蒙警戒拜偶像的后果，却如睁着眼睛般冲向自己的灭亡。参
Jer 27:10, 15; 44:8。
英語原文
4. kings . . . not by me--not with My sanction
(1Ki 11:31; 12:20).
Israel set up Jeroboam and his successors, whereas God had appointed the house of David as the rightful kings of the whole nation.
I knew it not--I approved it not
(Ps 1:6).
of . . . gold . . . idols--
(Ho 2:8; 13:2).
that they may be cut off--that is, though warned of the consequences of idolatry, as it were with open eyes they rushed on their own destruction. So
Jer 27:10, 15; 44:8.
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5. 将你丢弃——因省略你字并不寻常，毛勒（MAURER）译作“你的牛犊可憎”。但与
Ho 8:3
的对比支持英文译本的译法：“以色列丢弃了善事”；因此作为公义的报应，“你的牛犊丢弃了你”，即神使牛犊成为你被丢弃的缘由
（Ho 10:15）。
耶罗波安寄居埃及之时，曾在孟斐斯见人敬拜阿皮斯，在赫利奥波利斯见人敬拜姆内维斯，皆以公牛之形；此二者与圣殿的基路伯，便启发了他在但与伯特利设立牛犊的念头。
要到几时……才能无罪呢——他们要到几时才能无罪呢？（即不能容受无罪）【毛勒（MAURER）】。
英語原文
5. hath cast thee off--As the ellipsis of thee is unusual, MAURER translates, "thy calf is abominable." But the antithesis to
Ho 8:3
establishes English Version, "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good"; therefore, in just retribution, "thy calf hath cast thee off," that is, is made by God the cause of thy being cast off
(Ho 10:15).
Jeroboam, during his sojourn in Egypt, saw Apis worshipped at Memphis, and Mnevis at Heliopolis, in the form of an ox; this, and the temple cherubim, suggested the idea of the calves set up at Dan and Beth-el.
how long . . . ere they attain to innocency?--How long will they be incapable of bearing innocency? [MAURER].
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6. 是从以色列出来的——即牛犊源于他们，并非出于我。“它也”与他们的“诸王”（他们所立，却“不是藉着我”）一样
（Ho 8:4）。
英語原文
6. from Israel was it--that is, the calf originated with them, not from Me. "It also," as well as their "kings set up" by them, "but not by Me"
(Ho 8:4).
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7. 撒种……收割——
（Pr 22:8; Ga 6:7）。
“播种风”，即只在敬拜上摆出虚饰，却无信心与顺服【加尔文（CALVIN）】。
更当译作：向牛犊献上无知的祈求，求赐好收成（参
Ho 2:8）；
其结果是神使他们“收割无秆”，即“站立的谷穗”。此外，这话也是俗语，意指他们一切所为都必徒然
（Pr 11:29; Ec 5:16）。
穗——或作“生长”。
外人——指外邦人
（Ho 7:9）。
英語原文
7. sown . . . reap--
(Pr 22:8; Ga 6:7).
"Sow . . . wind," that is, to make the vain show of worship, while faith and obedience are wanting [CALVIN]. Rather, to offer senseless supplications to the calves for good harvests (compare
Ho 2:8);
the result being that God will make them "reap no stalk," that is, "standing corn." Also, the phraseology proverbially means that all their undertakings shall be profitless
(Pr 11:29; Ec 5:16).
the bud--or, "growth."
strangers--foreigners
(Ho 7:9).
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8. 无喜悦的器皿——
（Ps 41:12; Jer 22:28; 48:38）。
英語原文
8. vessel wherein is no pleasure--
(Ps 41:12; Jer 22:28; 48:38).
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9. 往……亚述去——指米拿现求普勒之助以巩固王位（参
Ho 5:13; 7:11）。
在尼姆鲁德西南宫的铭文中，米拿现的名字见于亚述王第八年的贡民之列。普勒，即法卢卡，的王朝，约于主前768（或760）年被提革拉毗列色的王朝所取代于尼尼微。色米拉米斯似曾为普勒之妻，于主前768年退至巴比伦；其子拿波纳撒在一段混乱之后继位，创立“拿波纳撒纪元”，即主前747年【G. V. 史密斯（SMITH）】。通常外邦人来到以色列地，说是“上来”；此处却相反，为要表明以色列的卑下地位，以及亚述的优越。
野驴——比喻以色列任性顽梗、偏行己路
（Jer 2:24）。
独自——这是以色列历世历来的特征：“看哪，这是独居的民”
（Nu 23:9；
参
Job 39:5-8）。
雇爱人——颠倒了一般的常理，即爱人者应雇她
（Eze 16:33, 34）。
英語原文
9. gone . . . to Assyria--referring to Menahem's application for Pul's aid in establishing him on the throne (compare
Ho 5:13; 7:11).
Menahem's name is read in the inscriptions in the southwest palace of Nimrod, as a tributary to the Assyrian king in his eighth year. The dynasty of Pul, or Phalluka, was supplanted at Nineveh by that of Tiglath-pileser, about 768 (or 760) B.C. Semiramis seems to have been Pul's wife, and to have withdrawn to Babylon in 768; and her son, Nabonassar, succeeding after a period of confusion, originated "the era of Nabonassar," 747 B.C. [G. V. SMITH]. Usually foreigners coming to Israel's land were said to "go up"; here it is the reverse, to intimate Israel's sunken state, and Assyria's superiority.
wild ass--a figure of Israel's headstrong perversity in following her own bent
(Jer 2:24).
alone by himself--characteristic of Israel in all ages: "lo, the people shall dwell alone"
(Nu 23:9;
compare
Job 39:5-8).
hired lovers--reversing the ordinary way, namely, that lovers should hire her
(Eze 16:33, 34).
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10. 我必招聚他们——即招聚列国（亚述等）来攻击以色列，而非如她所愿地帮助她
（Eze 16:37）。
略——当译作“略略”【亨德森（HENDERSON）】。英文译本的意思也不错：他们在被征贡时“略”觉悲哀；神暂时搁置那大的刑罚，即被亚述掳去。
众王之王的重担——即亚述王普勒（在米拿现时）加在以色列身上的贡物
（2Ki 15:19-22），
他手下有许多“王子”
（Isa 10:8）。
英語原文
10. will I gather them--namely, the nations (Assyria, &c.) against Israel, instead of their assisting her as she had wished
(Eze 16:37).
a little--rather, "in a little" [HENDERSON]. English Version gives good sense: They shall sorrow "a little" at the imposition of the tribute; God suspended yet the great judgment, namely, their deportation by Assyria.
the burden of the king of princes--the tribute imposed on Israel (under Menahem) by the Assyrian king Pul,
(2Ki 15:19-22),
who had many "princes" under his sway
(Isa 10:8).
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11. 神在公义的报应中任凭他们各行己路；罪成了罪本身的刑罚
（Pr 1:31）。
许多祭坛——违背神的律法
（De 12:5, 6, 13, 14）。
犯罪……犯罪——他们的祭坛（无论他们如何以宗教意图为辩）既是“罪”，就必被当作罪来对待，并成为他们受罚之源
（1Ki 12:30; 13:34）。
英語原文
11. God in righteous retribution gives them up to their own way; the sin becomes its own punishment
(Pr 1:31).
many altars--in opposition to God's law
(De 12:5, 6, 13, 14).
to sin . . . to sin--Their altars which were "sin" (whatever religious intentions they might plead) should be treated as such, and be the source of their punishment
(1Ki 12:30; 13:34).
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12. ……律法中的大事——
（De 4:6, 8; Ps 19:8; 119:18, 72; 147:19, 20）。
毛勒（MAURER）的译法“我律法的许多事”不甚好。
我的律法——与他们的发明相对。何西阿此处只引用五经，反驳了某些较早的书面预言未曾流传下来的理论。
当作陌生的事——仿佛是与他们无关之事。
英語原文
12. great things of . . . law--
(De 4:6, 8; Ps 19:8; 119:18, 72; 147:19, 20).
MAURER not so well translates, "the many things of My law."
my law--as opposed to their inventions. This reference of Hosea to the Pentateuch alone is against the theory that some earlier written prophecies have not come down to us.
strange thing--as if a thing with which they had nothing to do.
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13. 祭肉——即他们献给我的祭物。
吃肉——他们所求的，是肉体的满足，而不是我的荣耀。
如今——即“快快”。
必回埃及去——
（Ho 9:3, 6; 11:11）。
与
De 28:68
的威吓相同。他们为躲避亚述人（这些亚述人倾覆了他们的国）而逃往埃及（参论犹大，
Jer 42:1-44:30）。但见
Ho 9:3。
英語原文
13. sacrifices of mine offerings--that is, which they offer to Me.
eat it--Their own carnal gratification is the object which they seek, not My honor.
now--that is, "speedily."
shall return to Egypt--
(Ho 9:3, 6; 11:11).
The same threat as in
De 28:68.
They fled thither to escape from the Assyrians (compare as to Judah,
Jer 42:1-44:30),
when these latter had overthrown their nation. But see on
Ho 9:3.
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14. 忘记……造他的主——
（De 32:18）。
宫殿——指偶像的庙。
犹大……坚固城——犹大虽不及以色列那样拜偶像，却因倚靠坚固城过于倚靠耶和华，显出对耶和华缺乏信心；犹大不与神和好，反而增多人力的防御
（Isa 22:8; Jer 5:17; Mic 5:10, 11）。
我必……降火在……城邑——西拿基立烧毁了犹大除耶路撒冷以外一切的坚固城
（2Ki 18:13）。
其中的宫——指那地的宫殿。论耶路撒冷，参
Jer 17:27。
英語原文
14. forgotten . . . Maker--
(De 32:18).
temples--to idols.
Judah . . . fenced cities--Judah, though less idolatrous than Israel, betrayed lack of faith in Jehovah by trusting more to its fenced cities than to Him; instead of making peace with God, Judah multiplied human defenses
(Isa 22:8; Jer 5:17; Mic 5:10, 11).
I will send . . . fire upon . . . cities--Sennacherib burned all Judah's fenced cities except Jerusalem
(2Ki 18:13).
palaces thereof--namely, of the land. Compare as to Jerusalem,
Jer 17:27.
Ho 8:1-14.
预言亚述人的入侵，作为对以色列背道、拜偶像、以及未经神许可拥立君王的刑罚
在 Ho 8:14 中，犹大被说为多筑坚固城；在 Ho 8:7-9 中，以色列被说为上到亚述求教，因而大受其损。这最符合米拿现的在位年。因那时他的同时代人犹大乌西雅建造了坚固城（代下 26:6, 9, 10）。那时以色列也转向亚述，并为一千他连得银子为他们罪恶的愚妄付出代价（2Ki 15:19）【毛勒】。
1. 你用口吹角，等等——为警告仇敌的临近：“在你的唇（即“口”，伯 31:30，旁注）吹角”；这种表达的突兀表明了袭击的突然性。参 Ho 5:8。
如鹰——指亚述（申 28:49; 耶 48:40; 哈 1:8）。
攻击……耶和华的家——不是指圣殿，而是指被视为神的家的以色列（Ho 9:15; 民 12:7; 亚 9:8; 来 3:2; 提前 3:15; 彼前 4:17）。