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Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after [man`s] command.
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Obeying God Over Man
Commentators unanimously identify the 'command' not as God's law, but as King Jeroboam's idolatrous decree. The core of Ephraim's sin was willingly choosing to follow a human leader's instruction over God's clear commands. This serves as a timeless warning that our ultimate allegiance must be to God, even when earthly authorities or cultural trends command otherwise.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment - Literally, “crushed in judgment.” Holy Scripture, elsewhere also, combines t…
19th Century
Anglican
Broken in judgment. The Authorized Version is probably correct in this rendering, as the phrase refers to rights pertaining to ind…
16th Century
Protestant
Here again the Prophet shows that the vengeance of God would be just against Israel, because they willingly followed the impious edicts of their ki…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ephraim [is] oppressed, [and] broken in judgment
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The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them; it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we ha…
