The expression may signify, either that their food should not afford due nourishment, for want of God's blessing, or that they should be afflicted with a famine ...

They eat up the sin of my people. That is, the priests did so, as the Targum, the priests of Jeroboam; they ate up the sacrifices which the people brought for ...

Both priests and people rejected knowledge; God will justly reject them. They forgot the law of God, neither desired nor endeavoured to retain it in mind.

Verse 8 gives the second accusation of God against the priests in this section. The Hebrew tense of the verbs here reflects their habitual actions.

Therefore, says God, will I change their glory into shame. Are their numbers their glory? God will diminish them and make them few. Is their wealth their glory?

Overall, Hosea 4:8 is a sobering reminder of the impact of leadership on the spiritual well-being of a community. It calls for accountability and integrity in ...

8 They live off the sins of my people. And they want them to keep on sinning. Hosea 4:8 Meaning and Commentary.

2. (4-8) The corrupt and ineffective leadership of the priests. “Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your ...

Hosea 4:8. ESV They feed on the sin of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity. NIV They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. NASB ...