Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Ephraim is smitten - The thing being determined, it is considered as already done.
Their root is dried up - They shall never more be a kingdom. And they never had any political form from their captivity by the Assyrians to the present day.
Yea, though they bring forth - See the note on Hosea 9:11-12 (note).
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Hosea 9:16:
James 1:1
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