The Lord has also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob – The guilt of Judah was not open apostasy, nor had he filled up …

Jacob refers to the northern kingdom.

It may seem strange that the Prophet should now say that God had a controversy with Judah; for he had previously said that Judah stood fai…

The Lord has also a controversy with Judah
The two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, as well as the ten tribes; for thou…

Ephraim feeds himself with vain hopes of help from man when he is in hostility with God. The Jews vainly thought to secure the Egyptians by a gift …