Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud - There is often a fair show of prosperity, apart from God; but it is short-lived. “The third g…

Early dew ...—Better, dew that early passes away, like chaff that flies in a whirlwind from the threshing-floor, and like smok…

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the…

The Prophet here employs four similes to show the condition of Israel. However much they flourished for a time and might be considered happy, their…

Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud
Which, however promising it is, soon disappears when the sun is risen; signifying…

As long as Ephraim maintained a holy fear of God and worshipped Him in that fear, he was very significant. When Ephraim abandoned God and followed …