This verse anticipates a time when the schism caused by Jeroboam is over. Ephraimite watchmen equally with the tribe of Judah watch for the new moo…

The watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry ... — The special fact is given as the basis of the previous prediction. Th…

For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon Mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise you, and let us go up to Zion to the LORD our God.

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The Prophet here amplifies the kindness of God, because he would not only restore the tribe of Judah, but also the ten tribes, who had previously b…

For there shall be a day
The whole Gospel dispensation is "a day", made so by the bright rising of the sun of righteousness; h…

God assures His people that He will again take them into a covenant relationship with Himself. When brought very low and difficulties appear, it is…

1. Here, the prophet consoles them with the promise of prosperity. On this topic, he makes two points.

First, he promises the prosper…