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[As for] Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam on the water.
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Powerless Like Foam
Scholars unanimously highlight the vivid image of Israel's king being like "foam," a "chip," or a "straw" on the water. This metaphor powerfully illustrates that the king, in whom the people trusted, was actually empty, worthless, and utterly powerless, easily swept away by the currents of God's judgment.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Her king is cut off like foam - (or, more probably, “a straw”) on the (literally, “face of the”) water. A bubble, or one of those l…
19th Century
Anglican
Foam ... Water.— One of the most striking images in the prophecy. The word qetseph, rendered “foam”—…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet proceeds with the same subject, and this should not be considered useless verbosity. It would indeed have been sufficient to threaten t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[As for] Samaria The metropolis of the ten tribes of Israel, and here put for the whole kingdom:
her k…
A vine is only valuable for its fruit; but Israel now brought no fruit to perfection. Their hearts were divided. God is the Sovereign of the heart;…
