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Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goes early away.
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Fleeting Goodness
All commentators agree that the central image of the 'morning cloud' and 'early dew' describes a goodness or repentance that is fleeting and superficial. It looks promising but lacks substance and vanishes under the slightest pressure. This serves as a powerful warning against emotional but shallow spiritual experiences that do not produce lasting, genuine change.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? – It is common with the prophets, first to set forth the fullness of the riches of God’s merc…
19th Century
Anglican
Here ends the supposed language of the penitents.
If it were genuine, and accompanied by a deep sense of sin, it would not be in vain. But t…
16th Century
Protestant
Some interpret this passage to mean that God would not just once irrigate his people, but would continue this favor; as though he said, “He is dece…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee ? &c.] Or, "…
Sometimes Israel and Judah seemed disposed to repent under their sufferings, but their goodness vanished like the empty morning cloud, and the earl…
