Ephraim is smitten - The prophet, under the image of a tree, repeats the same sentence of God upon Israel. The word “smitten” is used of the…

They shall bear no fruit—Ephraim, whose very name signifies fruitfulness.

The Prophet again threatens the Israelites with extreme vengeance. It is no wonder that the same sentence is repeated so often, for, as we know, hy…

Ephraim is smitten The people of the ten tribes, the kingdom of Israel, who had been like a tree planted in a pleasant pl…