Ephraim is joined to idols - that is, united, bound up with them, “associated,” as the word means, with them so as to cling to them, unwilli…

Ephraim ... idols.— The prophet calls on Judah to leave Ephraim to himself. The Jewish interpreters Rashi and Kim…

As if wearied, God here commands his Prophet to rest, as if he said, “Since I achieve nothing with this people, they must be given up; cease from y…

Ephraim is joined to idols
That is, the ten tribes of Israel, frequently so called after their separation from the r…

The people consulted images and not the Divine Word. This would lead to disorder and sin. Thus people prepare scourges for themselves, and vice is …