10 They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
10 They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
10 They shall go after the Lord; he will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling from the west;
10 "The people will end up following God. I will roar like a lion - Oh, how I'll roar! My frightened children will come running from the west.
10 "They shall walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
10 For someday the people will follow me. I, the Lord, will roar like a lion. And when I roar, my people will return trembling from the west.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 11:10
Commentary on Hosea 11:8-12
(Read Hosea 11:8-12)
God is slow to anger, and is loth to abandon a people to utter ruin, who have been called by his name. When God was to give a sacrifice for sin, and a Saviour for sinners, he spared not his own Son, that he might spare us. This is the language of the day of his patience; but when men sin that away, then the great day of his wrath comes. Man's compassions are nothing in comparison with the tender mercies of our God, whose thoughts and ways, in receiving returning sinners, are as much above ours as heaven is above the earth. God knows how to pardon poor sinners. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and therein declares his righteousness, now Christ has purchased the pardon, and he has promised it. Holy trembling at the word of Christ will draw us to him, not drive us from him, the children tremble, and flee to him. And all that come at the gospel call, shall have a place and a name in the gospel church. The religious service of Israel were mere hypocrisy, but in Judah regard was had to God's laws, and the people followed their pious forefathers. Let us be faithful: those who thus honour God, he will honour, but such us despise Him shall be lightly esteemed.