Israel was ashamed of Beth-el: After Salmaneser had carried Israel away, they could trust no longer in the calf of Bethel established by Jer…

Beth-el their confidence. —The name of the sanctuary stands for the golden calf that was worshipped there as the symbol of Jehovah…

We may see more clearly from this verse that the Prophet does not so much address the Moabites as his own people, for he was not a teacher to the M…

And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh His idol; see (Jeremiah 48:7); of his worship of him, prayers to him, an…