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They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My God will cast them away Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My God will cast them away Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My God will despise them Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be those who flee among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them <i>and</i> cast them away Because they did not listen to Him; And they will be wanderers (fugitives) among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; they will become wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not listened to Him; they will become wanderers among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, you disobeyed my God. Now he will force you to roam from nation to nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they refused to listen to him. They will wander among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The God I serve will reject his people, because they have not listened to him. They will become wanderers among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"My God will reject them, because they did not obey him, and they will become wanderers among the nations."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them, for they have not obeyed him; so they will be fugitives among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they didn’t listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My God rejects them, "" Because they have not listened to Him, "" And they are wanderers among nations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Reject them doth my God, Because they have not hearkened to Him, And they are wanderers among nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God will reject them, for they heard not to him: and they will be wandering about among the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, because they hearkened not to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My God will cast them aside because they have not listened to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My God will disown them because they have not listened to him; they will be wanderers among the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because they have not listened to him, my God will reject them; they shall become wanderers among the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they did not hearken to him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And my God shall reject them, because they did not listen to him, and they shall be wandering among the nations <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My God will cast them away, Because they did not hearken unto Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />God shall reject them, because they have not hearkened to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/9-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1466" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/9.htm">Hosea Announces Israel's Punishment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">My God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: yim·’ā·sêm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">will reject them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obeyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and they shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5074.htm" title="5074: nō·ḏə·ḏîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro; figuratively, to rove, flee, or to drive away.">wanderers</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bag·gō·w·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">among the nations.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></span><br />Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! / If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ / I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-23</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4-7</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a></span><br />“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Ezekiel 36:19</a></span><br />I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14</a></span><br />But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19-22</a></span><br />But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-40</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-28</a></span><br />They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.</p><p class="hdg">My God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/18-13.htm">2 Chronicles 18:13</a></b></br> And Micaiah said, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/5-19.htm">Nehemiah 5:19</a></b></br> Think upon me, my God, for good, <i>according</i> to all that I have done for this people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-14.htm">Psalm 31:14</a></b></br> But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou <i>art</i> my God.</p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/7-13.htm">Hosea 7:13</a></b></br> Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">1 Kings 14:15,16</a></b></br> For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-20</a></b></br> Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God… </p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64,65</a></b></br> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, <i>even</i> wood and stone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Deuteronomy 32:26</a></b></br> I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2</a></b></br> And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/hosea/5-1.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/hosea/8-5.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Wanderers</a> <a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/joel/1-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Wanderers</a> <a href="/amos/4-8.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My God will reject them</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine judgment pronounced by God through the prophet Hosea. The rejection is a consequence of Israel's persistent idolatry and unfaithfulness. In the context of the covenant relationship, God had promised blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). The rejection here is a fulfillment of those covenant curses. Historically, this rejection is seen in the Assyrian exile, where the Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered and its people dispersed.<p><b>because they have not obeyed Him</b><br>Disobedience to God's commandments is the central issue leading to Israel's rejection. The Israelites had turned to worship Baal and other Canaanite deities, violating the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). This disobedience is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, where prophets like Hosea call the people back to faithfulness. The failure to obey is not just a legalistic breach but a relational betrayal, as Israel is often depicted as an unfaithful spouse to God.<p><b>and they shall be wanderers among the nations</b><br>This phrase predicts the scattering of the Israelites among foreign nations, a direct consequence of their disobedience. The term "wanderers" suggests a lack of stability and identity, reflecting the loss of their homeland and covenant blessings. This dispersion is historically realized in the Assyrian exile around 722 BC. Theologically, it serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God. The idea of being wanderers also connects to the broader biblical narrative of exile and return, seen in the Babylonian exile and the eventual return under Ezra and Nehemiah. This wandering foreshadows the spiritual exile humanity experiences due to sin, with the ultimate return and restoration found in Jesus Christ, who offers reconciliation and a true homeland in the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who is both just and merciful, holding His people accountable for their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often referred to as Ephraim, which is facing judgment due to its persistent idolatry and rebellion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>The foreign lands where the Israelites will be scattered as a consequence of their disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rejection_and_wandering.htm">Rejection and Wandering</a></b><br>The divine judgment pronounced upon Israel for their failure to obey God, resulting in their exile and dispersion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god.htm">Obedience to God</a></b><br>The importance of obeying God's commands is underscored by the severe consequences of disobedience. Believers are called to live in accordance with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin leads to separation from God and can result in spiritual and physical exile. Recognizing the seriousness of sin should lead to repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God's rejection of Israel highlights His justice. He is sovereign and His judgments are righteous, reminding us to trust in His perfect will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite judgment, God's ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption. Believers can find hope in God's promises of renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>While Israel faced rejection, believers are reminded of their identity in Christ as a chosen people, called to live holy lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_9_17_contradict_israel's_restoration.htm">In Hosea 9:17, does the prediction of national rejection contradict later biblical passages indicating Israel’s restoration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_9_15_show_god's_love.htm">In Hosea 9:15, how do we reconcile an 'all-loving' God with the statement that God hates His people in Gilgal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_israel_'swallowed'_yet_distinct.htm">Hosea 8:8: How do we reconcile Israel being 'swallowed up' by other nations with promises of their continued distinct identity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_grant_israel_a_king.htm">If God disapproved of Israel's request for a king (1 Samuel 8:7), why did He still grant it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Wanderers.</span>--Strangely confirmed from Assyrian monuments and the entire subsequent history of the bulk of Israel; and Israel still wanders, not coalescing with any nation, unless they lose their ancient faith by corruption into idolatry, or conversion to Christianity. (See Pusey.)<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/9-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will reject them</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמְאָסֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yim·’ā·sêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obeyed</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him;</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they shall be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִהְי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wanderers</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹדְדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ḏə·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5074.htm">Strong's 5074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 9:17 My God will cast them away because (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/9-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 9:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 9:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/10-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 10:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 10:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>