Compare the marginal reference. Idolatry, spiritual adultery, invariably accompanied these unholy alliances, and brought with it disaster and ruin.…

With the Assyrians. —The Assyrians and Egyptians were for many centuries in deadly hostility against each other, and it would seem…

I interpret this verse also concerning the covenant by which the Jews had entangled themselves, when they willingly allied themselves with the Assy…

You have played the whore also with the Assyrians
By entering into alliances with them, and worshipping their idols;…

In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…