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I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute, Israel is defiled.
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God's Unblinking Gaze
Commentators stress that God's statement, "I know Ephraim," signifies His total and inescapable knowledge. No sin, secret plan, or self-justifying excuse is hidden from Him. While people may hide their actions from others, God's "piercing eye" sees the heart's true disposition. This makes any attempt to conceal wrongdoing from God completely futile.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I know Ephraim - There is much emphasis on the “I.” It is like our, “I have known,” or “I, I, have known.” God had known him all along, if w…
16th Century
Protestant
God shows here that He is not pacified by the vain excuses which hypocrites offer, and by which they think that God's own judgment can be averted. …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me Though they may cover their designs from men, and seek deep to hide th…
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The piercing eye of God saw the secret liking and disposition to sin, the love the house of Israel had for their sins, and the dominion their sins …
