The watchman of Ephraim was with my God - These words may well contrast the office of the true prophet with the false. For Israel had had ma…

Prophet. Many hold that here (as in the previous verse) this word is used in a bad sense (false prophet), and is contrasted with “…

Interpreters obscure this verse by their various opinions. Almost all suppose a verb is to be understood, namely that Ephraim “had set” a watchman.…

The watchman of Ephraim [was] with my God
Formerly the watchmen of Ephraim, or the prophets of Israel, were with the…

There was a time when the spiritual watchmen of Israel were with the Lord, but now they were like the snare of a fowler to entangle people to their…