1 The wantonness of Israel,
7 shall be plagued with desolation;
12 and their incorrigibleness shall end in affliction.

to them. Jud 18:7 Isa 32:9-11 33:14 Jer 48:11 49:31 Lu 6:24,25 Lu 12:17-20 Jas 5:5 1Pe 5:7

at ease. or, secure. Jer 7:4

and trust. 4:1 8:14 1Ki 16:24

named. Ex 19:5,6 La 1:1

chief. or, firstfruits. Jas 1:18

2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

Pass. Jer 2:10,11 Na 3:8

Calneh. Ge 10:10 Isa 10:9

Calno.
Hamath. 2Ki 17:24,30 18:34 19:13

Gath. 1Sa 17:4,23 2Ch 26:6

better. Isa 10:9-11 36:18,19 37:12,13 Eze 31:2,3 Na 3:8

3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

put. 5:18 9:10 Ec 8:11 Isa 47:7 56:12 Eze 12:22,27 Mt 24:48 1Th 5:3 2Pe 3:4 Re 18:17

and cause. 12 5:12 Ps 94:20

seat. or, habitation.

4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

lie. Isa 5:11,12 22:13 Lu 16:19 Ro 13:13,14 Jas 5:5

beds. Either sofas to recline on at table, or beds to sleep on; which among the ancients, were ornamented with ivory inlaid.

stretch themselves upon their couches. or, abound with superfluities. 1Sa 25:36-38 Ps 73:7 Lu 12:19,20

5 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

chant. or, quaver. to the. Ge 31:27 Job 21:11,12 Ec 2:8 Isa 5:12 1Pe 4:3 Re 18:22

like. 5:23 8:3 1Ch 23:5

6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

drink. This probably refers to the costliness and magnificence of the drinking vessels, as well as to the quantity drank.

wine in bowls. or, in bowls of wine. Ho 3:1 1Ti 5:23

chief. Mt 26:7-9 Joh 12:3

but. Ge 37:25-28 42:21,22 49:22 Es 3:15 Ro 12:15 1Co 12:26

affliction. or, breach. 2Ki 15:29 17:3-6 Jer 30:7

7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

shall they. 5:5,27 7:11 De 28:41 Lu 21:24

and the. 1Ki 20:16-20 Es 5:8,12-14 7:1,2,8-10 Isa 21:4 Da 5:4-6 Na 1:10

8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

sworn. 4:2 Jer 51:14 Heb 6:13-17

I abhor. Le 26:11 Ps 78:59 106:40 Zec 11:8

the excellency. 8:7 Ps 47:4 Eze 24:21

and hate. 3:11 La 2:5

therefore. Mic 1:6-9

all that is therein. Heb. the fulness thereof. Ps 50:12

9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

if. 5:3 1Sa 2:33 Es 5:11 9:10 Job 1:2,19 20:28 Ps 109:13 Isa 14:21

10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

And a. Abp. Newcome says that this obscure verse seems to describe the effects of the famine and pestilence during the siege of Samaria.

that burneth. 8:3 1Sa 31:12 2Ki 23:16 Jer 16:6

Hold. 5:13 Nu 17:12 2Ki 6:33 Eze 24:21

for. Jer 44:26 Eze 20:39

we may not make. or, they will not make, or, have not made.

11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

the Lord. 3:6,7 9:1,9 Ps 105:16,31,34 Isa 10:5,6 13:3 46:10,11 55:11 Eze 29:18-20 Na 1:14

he will. 8 3:15 2Ki 25:9 Ho 13:16 Zec 14:2 Lu 19:44

breaches. or, droppings. Ec 10:18

12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

horses. Isa 48:4 Jer 5:3 6:29,30 Zec 7:11,12

for. 5:7,11,12 1Ki 21:7-13 Ps 94:20,21 Isa 59:13,14 Ho 10:4,13 Mic 7:3 Hab 1:3,4 Ac 7:51,52

13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

which. Ex 32:18,19 Jud 9:19,20,27 16:23-25 1Sa 4:5 Job 31:25,29 Ec 11:9 Isa 8:6 Jer 9:23 50:11 Jon 4:6 Hab 1:15,16 Zep 3:11 Lu 12:19,20 Joh 16:20 Jas 4:16 Re 11:10

Have. 2Ki 13:25 14:12-14,25 2Ch 28:6-8 Isa 7:1,4 17:3,4 28:14,15 Da 4:30

14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.

I will. 2Ki 15:29 17:6 Isa 7:20 8:4-8 10:5,6 Jer 5:15-17 Ho 10:5

from. Nu 34:8 1Ki 8:65 Eze 47:15-17

river. or, valley.