5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?
5 What will you do on the day of your appointed festivals, on the feast days of the Lord?
5 What will you do on the day of the appointed festival, and on the day of the feast of the Lord?
5 Will you be homesick for the old Holy Days? Will you miss festival worship of God?
5 What will you do in the appointed day, And in the day of the feast of the Lord?
5 What then will you do on festival days? How will you observe the Lord 's festivals?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 9:5
Commentary on Hosea 9:1-6
(Read Hosea 9:1-6)
Israel gave rewards to their idols, in the offerings presented to them. It is common for those who are niggardly in religion, to be prodigal upon their lusts. Those are reckoned as idolaters, who love a reward in the corn-floor better than a reward in the favour of God and in eternal life. They are full of the joy of harvest, and have no disposition to mourn for sin. When we make the world, and the things of it, our idol and our portion, it is just with God to show us our folly, and correct us. None may expect to dwell in the Lord's land, who will not be subject to the Lord's laws, or be influenced by his love. When we enjoy the means of grace, we ought to consider what we shall do, if they should be taken from us. While the pleasures of communion with God are out of the reach of change, the pleasant places purchased with silver, or in which men deposit silver, are liable to be laid in ruins. No famine is so dreadful as that of the soul.