Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Gilead . . . city—probably Ramoth-gilead, metropolis of the hilly region beyond Jordan, south of the Jabbok, known as "Gilead" (I Kings 4:13; compare Genesis 31:21-25).
work iniquity— (Hosea 12:11).
polluted with blood—"marked with blood-traces" [MAURER]. Referring to Gilead's complicity in the regicidal conspiracy of Pekah against Pekahiah (II Kings 15:25). See on Hosea 6:1. Many homicides were there, for there were beyond Jordan more cities of refuge, in proportion to the extent of territory, than on this side of Jordan (Numbers 35:14; Deuteronomy 4:41-43; Joshua 20:8). Ramoth-gilead was one.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 6:8:
Hosea 6:1
Hosea 6:1
Hosea 12:11
John 6:28-31
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