Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The figures "root," "fruit," are suggested by the word "Ephraim," that is, fruitful (see on Hosea 9:11-12). "Smitten," namely, with a blight (Psalms 102:4).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 9:16:
Psalms 21:10
Hosea 9:13
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