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When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
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Feeling Pain, Missing the Point
Commentators like John Calvin explain that Israel and Judah recognized their national decline—their "sickness" and "wound." However, they were spiritually blind to the cause. They failed to see these hardships as God's discipline intended to lead them to repentance, instead reacting only to the pain without understanding the divine hand behind it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When Ephraim saw his sickness - Literally, “And Ephraim saw,” that is, perceived it. God proceeds to tell them how they acted when they felt…
19th Century
Anglican
To the Assyrian.— Their adversity leads Ephraim to seek protection from their formidable foe instead of turning to the Lord. (On “…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the Lord complains that He had in vain chastised the Israelites by the usual means, for they thought that they had remedies ready for themselv…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound That their civil state were in a sickly condition, very lan…
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…
