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For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
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Ignoring Warnings Invites Wrath
Commentators explain that God's judgment escalates. He first acted subtly, like a "moth" (Hosea 5:12), to give space for repentance. When Israel and Judah ignored these warnings and sought worldly solutions instead of turning to Him, God intensified His judgment to that of a fierce, tearing lion. This serves as a powerful warning that ignoring God's gentle corrections can provoke a more severe response.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion - He who would in this way strengthen himself by outward help against God's chastisements challenges, as …
19th Century
Anglican
As a lion. —First the trans-Jordanic tribes, then additional provinces, and lastly the whole population, were carried away as in t…
16th Century
Protestant
As I have said, the Prophet confirms this truth: that Israel turned in vain to false physicians when they left God. How so? Because the whole world…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I [will be] to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah Being provoked by their above conduc…
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…
