Ephraim is—that is, has become—like a silly dove. “There is nothing more simple than a dove,” says the Eastern proverb.

Simplicity is…

Silly dove.—No creature is less able to defend itself than the dove, which flies from the bird of prey to the net of the fowler. I…

The Prophet here first blames Israel for foolish credulity and compares them to a dove, for they had invited the Egyptians and sent to Assyria for …

Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without heart Or understanding; which comes and picks up the corns of grain, which lie…

Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were…