The religious character of the restoration of the ten tribes. Chastisement brought repentance, and with it forgivene ; therefore God decrees their …

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself.—The prophet's thoughts still dwell on the exiles of the northern kingdom. …

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised,—

And there was an end of it—

The Prophet here speaks more distinctly of a blessed outcome and shows that the punishment—by which God had already chastised the people and by whi…

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus]
Not Ephraim in person; though, as he was a very affectionate an…

1. Here is given the acceptance of those who repent, to whom is promised an acknowledgment of their confession: I have surely …