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As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.
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From Fruitful to Barren
Commentators explain that Ephraim's very name meant "fruitful," and a large population was their promised blessing and source of national pride. The curse of childlessness is a direct and ironic reversal of this identity. Because they abandoned God, their true glory, God removed the earthly glory in which they boasted, turning their greatest strength into their greatest shame.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away, like a bird - Ephraim had parted with God, His true Glory. In turn, God would quickly take from …
19th Century
Anglican
From the birth ...—Or rather, so that there shall be no childbirth, nor pregnancy, nor conception—an ascending climax. Pr…
16th Century
Protestant
The Hebrews, we know, often have abrupt sentences, as in this place: Ephraim! their glory has fled. Ephraim is to be placed by itself. The…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[As for] Ephraim, their glory shall flee away like a bird , &c.] That is, suddenly, swiftly, and irrecoverably, and …
