Hosea 4:17
Ephraim - The ten tribes.
Is joined to idols - Is become incorporated with false gods.
Let him alone - They are irreclaimable, leave them to the consequences of their vicious conduct.
15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
Let not Judah offend.
aDo not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to bBeth Aven,
cNor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
Let not Judah offend.
aDo not come up to Gilgal,
Nor go up to bBeth Aven,
cNor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
16 “For Israel ais stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in1 open country.
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in1 open country.
19 aThe wind has wrapped her up in its wings,
And bthey shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
And bthey shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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