Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
And—that is, Notwithstanding.
Yet I am . . . rich—I regard not what the prophets say: I am content with my state, as I am rich (Revelation 3:17). Therefore, in just retribution, this is the very language of the enemy in being the instrument of Israel's punishment. Zechariah 11:5 : "They that sell them say . . . I am rich." Far better is poverty with honesty, than riches gained by sin.
my labours—my gains by labor.
they shall find none—that is, none shall find any.
iniquity . . . that were sin—iniquity that would bring down the penalty of sin. Ephraim argues, My success in my labors proves that I am not a guilty sinner as the prophets assert. Thus sinners pervert God's long-suffering goodness (Matthew 5:45) into a justification of their impenitence (compare Ecclesiastes 8:11-13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 12:8:
Hosea 12:1
Zechariah 11:5
1 Corinthians 4:8
Revelation 3:17
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