For they are gone up to A yria - The ground of their captivity is that in which they placed their hope of safety. They will soon be swallowe…

Gone up to Assyria. The word so translated is also used elsewhere for “going up” to the sanctuary of the Lord. (See Note on Hosea …

Here again the Prophet derides all the labor the people had undertaken to exempt themselves from punishment. For though hypocrites dare not openly …

For they are gone up to Assyria
Or, "though they should go up to Assyria" ^F7 ; to the king of Assyria, to gain his …

They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no b…