Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
abide—or, "fall upon" [CALVIN]. 
 branches—villages, which are the branches or dependencies of the cities [CALVIN]. GROTIUS translates, "his bars" (so Lamentations 2:9), that is, the warriors who were the bulwarks of the state. Compare Hosea 4:18, "rulers" (Margin), "shields" (Psalms 47:9). 
 because of their own counsels—in worshipping idols, and relying on Egypt (compare Hosea 10:6).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 11:6:
Psalms 78:9-11
 
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