Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
for them—for their benefit.
covenant . . . with the beasts—not to hurt them (Job 5:23). They shall fulfil the original law of their creation by becoming subject to man, when man fulfils the law of his being by being subject to God. To be realized fully in millennial times (Isaiah 11:6-9).
break the bow . . . out of the earth—rather, "out of the land"; that is, I will break and remove war out of the earth (Psalms 46:9); and "out of the land" of Israel first (Isaiah 2:4; Ezekiel 39:9-10; Zechariah 9:9-10).
lie down—A reclining posture is the usual one with Orientals when not in action.
safely— (Jeremiah 23:6).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 2:18:
Job 5:23
Psalms 76:3
Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 11:6
Isaiah 28:15
Isaiah 35:9
Ezekiel 34:25
Joel 3:10
Micah 5:5
Haggai 2:9
Zechariah 9:10
Zechariah 11:10
Revelation 4:8
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