Bible Strands
Hosea 5:10
The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through the prophet Hosea to the princes of Judah during a prophetic declaration of judgment against Israel’s tribes. This occurs immediately after the announcement that Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke.
The words — The phrase כְּ/מַסִּיגֵי גְּבוּל (ke./ma.si.Gei ge.Vul) literally renders "like those who displace a boundary." The verb אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ ('esh.Pokh) translates to "I will pour out," specifying the manner of the coming judgment.
The thread — The boundary marker imagery directly recalls Deuteronomy 19:14’s prohibition against moving ancestral markers. The pouring out of fury parallels the rising waters and flood imagery found in Psalms 32:6 and Psalms 93:3.
Why it lands — The text states that Judah’s leaders act like thieves violating property boundaries, and God responds by unleashing judgment upon them. It requires the reader to acknowledge that corrupt authority breaches divine order and triggers inevitable consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 19:14 You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
- Psalms 32:6 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
- Psalms 93:3 The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
- Deuteronomy 27:17 ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- 2 Kings 16:7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
- 2 Chronicles 28:16 At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.
- Psalms 88:17 All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
- Proverbs 17:14 To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- Proverbs 22:28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
- Ezekiel 7:8 Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.