I know Ephraim - There is much emphasis on the “I.” It is like our, “I have known,” or “I, I, have known.” God had known him all along, if w…

God shows here that He is not pacified by the vain excuses which hypocrites offer, and by which they think that God's own judgment can be averted. …

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me
Though they may cover their designs from men, and seek deep to hide th…

The piercing eye of God saw the secret liking and disposition to sin, the love the house of Israel had for their sins, and the dominion their sins …