1Israel's ingratitude to God for his benefits: 5God's judgment upon them: 8his mercy toward them. 12Ephraim's falsehood, and Judah's fidelity.
1WHEN Israel awas a child, then I loved him, and bcalled my son out of Egypt.
a Je. 2.2. ch. 2.15. Eze. 16.6. Mal. 1.2. De. 7.7. b Ex. 4.22,23. De. 4.20. Mat. 2.15.
2cAs they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
c De. 29.4; 32.5. 2Ki. 17.13-15. 2Ch. 36.14-16. Je. 44.3-5. Ju. 2.10-19.
3dI taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but ethey knew not that I healed them.
d Is. 46.3. v.1. ch. 10.11. De. 1.31; 8.2; 32.10,11. Ex. 13.20; 19.4. Nu. 11.12. e Is. 1.3. ch. 2.8. Ex. 15.26; 23.25. ch. 4.6.
4fI drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that 1take off the yoke on their jaws, and gI laid *meat unto them.
1Heb. lift up. Le. 26.13. Is. 63.9.
*meat-food of any kind.
f Ca. 1.4. Jn. 6.44. 2Co. 5.14. g Ne. 9.15,20. Jn. 6.27-57. Ps. 78.23,24; 105.40.
5ΒΆhHe shall not return into the land of Egypt, but ithe Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
h ch. 8.13; 7.16; 9.3. Is. 10.11. i Is. 7.20; 8.7,8; 10.5,6. 2Ki. 15.19,29; 17.6.
6jAnd the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them , kbecause of their own counsels.
j ch. 10.8,14; 13.16. Je. 47.6,7. Is. 16.6. k ch. 10.6,13. Ps. 106.39.
7And my people are lbent to backsliding from me: mthough they called them to the most High, 2none at all would exalt him.
2Heb. together they exalted not.
l ch. 4.16. Je. 3.6,8; 8.15; 14.7. ch. 14.4. m v.2. ch. 7.16. Ps. 81.11. 2Ch. 30.1-11.
8nHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as oAdmah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? pmine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
n ch. 6.4. Je. 6.8; 9.7. Mat. 23.37. Lu. 19.41,42.La. 3.33. Ju. 10.16. o Ge. 14.8; 19.24,25. De. 29.23. Am. 4.11. Zep. 2.9. p La. 1.20. Je. 31.20. Is. 63.15.
9qI will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
q Ps. 78.38. Je. 30.11. Is. 55.7,8. 2Sa. 7.14. Nu. 23.19. Eze. 16.6. Mal. 3.6.
10rThey shall walk after the LORD: he shall sroar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall ttremble from the west.
r ch. 3.5; 6.3. Mi. 2.12,13. Je. 31.9. Is. 49.10; 43.6. s Je. 25.30. Am. 1.2; 3.8. Joel 3.16. Is. 27.13; 31.4. t Ac. 2.37; 16.29. Is. 11.11.
11uThey shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and vI will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
u ch. 3.5; 1.10,11. Zec. 10.10. Ps. 2.11. Is. 60.8; 11.11; 24.14; 43.6; 49.12. v Je. 31.12. Eze. 37.21,22,25.
12Ephraim w*compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but xJudah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with 3the saints.
*compasseth-surrounds.
3Or, the most holy.
w Ps. 78.36. ch. 12.1; 7.3,8. 2Ch. 24.7-17. Is. 29.13. Tit. 1.16. Mat. 23. x 2Ki. 18.3-6. 2Ch. 29-31. 2Sa. 23.3. Ro. 6.12. 1Pe. 1.16; 2.16.