Verse 5
Afterward, &c. This mark of time has not yet been reached. It corresponds with the "many days" of Hosea 3:4 . See the Structure above ("4-. ").
return, &c.: i. e. return [to Jehovah]. See Hosea 5:15 , and Hosea 6:1 .
seek. Compare Hosea 5:6 . Jer 60:4 , Jer 60:5 .
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
David. Compare Jeremiah 30:9 . Ezekiel 34:23 , Ezekiel 34:24 ; Ezekiel 37:22 , Ezekiel 37:24 . Therefore David must rise again, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob must; and note the fact of Israel seeking David.
shall fear = shall rejoice in, as in Isaiah 60:6 . Jeremiah 33:9 . Hebrew. pahad, a Homonym with another meaning (to fear, as in Deuteronomy 28:66 . Job 23:15 . See notes there).
goodness. Hebrew. tub , as in Hosea 14:2 ("graciously") = Gracious One: i. e. the Messiah. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 33:19 ). App-92 . See the notes on Hosea 8:3 ; Hosea 14:2 .
in the latter days. Rabbi Kimchi (A.D. 1160-1235) and other celebrated Jewish commentators writing on Isaiah 2:2 , hold that this expression always means "in the days of the Messiah". Compare Jeremiah 30:24 .Ezekiel 38:8 , Ezekiel 38:16 . Daniel 2:28 . Micah 4:1 . Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:1 .Numbers 24:14 .Deuteronomy 4:30 ; Deuteronomy 31:29 ). App-92 .
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