O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? – It is common with the prophets, first to set forth the fullness of the riches of God’s merc…

Here ends the supposed language of the penitents.

If it were genuine, and accompanied by a deep sense of sin, it would not be in vain. But t…

Some interpret this passage to mean that God would not just once irrigate his people, but would continue this favor; as though he said, “He is dece…

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do
unto thee ?
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Sometimes Israel and Judah seemed disposed to repent under their sufferings, but their goodness vanished like the empty morning cloud, and the earl…