Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The watchman . . . was with my God—The spiritual watchmen, the true prophets, formerly consulted my God (Jeremiah 31:6; Habakkuk 2:1); but their so-called prophet is a snare, entrapping Israel into idolatry.
hatred—rather, "(a cause of) apostasy" (see Hosea 9:7) [MAURER].
house of his God—that is, the state of Ephraim, as in Hosea 8:1 [MAURER]. Or, "the house of his (false) god," the calves [CALVIN]. Jehovah, "my God," seems contrasted with "his God." CALVIN'S view is therefore preferable.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 9:8:
Ezekiel 13:20
Ezekiel 33:2
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