1 A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.
3 By former favours he exhorts to repentance.
7 Ephraim's sins provoke God.

feedeth. 8:7 Job 15:2 Jer 22:22

he daily. 11:12

and they. 5:13 2Ki 15:19 17:4-6 Isa 30:6,7

2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

a controversy. 4:1 Jer 25:31 Mic 6:2

and will. 2Ki 17:19,20 Isa 8:7,8 10:6 Jer 3:8-11 Eze 23:11-21 Eze 23:31,32

punish. Heb. visit upon. 2:13 8:13 9:9 Isa 10:12 24:21*marg.

according to his doings. Isa 3:11 59:18 Mt 16:27 Ro 2:6 Ga 6:7

3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

took. Ge 25:26 Ro 9:11

had, etc. Heb. was a prince, or, behaved himself princely. Ge 32:24-28 Jas 5:16-18

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;

angel. Ge 32:29 48:15 Ex 3:2-5 Isa 63:9 Mal 3:1 Ac 7:30-35

made. Ge 32:9-12 Heb 5:7

found. Ge 28:11-19 35:9

spake. Ps 66:6 1Th 4:17 Heb 6:13-18

5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.

Even. Ge 28:16 32:30

is. Ex 3:15 Ps 135:13 Isa 42:8

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.

turn. 14:1 Pr 1:23 Isa 31:6 55:6,7 Jer 3:14-22 La 3:39-41 Joe 2:13 Zec 1:3 Ac 2:38 26:20

keep. 4:1 Pr 21:3 Isa 1:16 58:6 Jer 22:15 Am 5:24 Mic 6:8 Zec 7:9 Zec 8:16 Jas 1:27 2:13

wait. Ge 49:18 Ps 27:14 37:7 123:2 130:5-7 Isa 8:17 30:18 40:31 La 3:25,26 Hab 2:3 Zep 3:8

7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

a merchant. or, Canaan. Eze 16:3 Zec 14:21 Joh 2:16

the balances. Le 19:35,36 Pr 11:1 16:11 Am 8:5,6 Mic 6:10,11 1Ti 6:9,10

he loveth. Isa 3:5 Eze 22:29 Am 2:7 3:9 4:1 5:11 Mic 2:1 3:1-3 7:2 Mal 3:5 Jas 5:4

oppress. or, deceive. 1Sa 12:3

8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

Yet. Job 31:24,25 Ps 49:6 52:7 62:10 Zec 11:5 Lu 12:19 16:13 1Ti 6:5,17 Re 3:17

I have. De 8:17 Isa 10:13,14 Hab 1:16 2:5,6

in all, etc. or, all my labours suffice me not; he shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin. they. Pr 30:12,20 Jer 2:23,35 Mal 2:17 3:13 Lu 10:29 16:15

that. Heb. which.

9 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

I that. 13:4 Ex 20:2 Le 19:36 26:13 Nu 15:41 Ps 81:10 Mic 6:4

yet. Ge 25:27 2Sa 7:2 Jer 35:7 Heb 11:9-13

as in. Le 23:40-43 Ezr 3:4 Ne 8:15-17 Zec 14:16-19 Joh 7:2

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

have also. 1Ki 13:1 14:7-16 17:1 18:21-40 19:10 2Ki 17:13 Ne 9:30 Jer 25:4 Am 7:14

multiplied. Nu 12:6 Joe 2:28 Ac 2:17 2Co 12:1,7

used. 1:2-5 3:1 Isa 5:1-7 20:2-5 Jer 13:1-14 19:1,10 Eze 4:1-5:17 Eze 15:1-8 20:49

ministry. Heb. hand.

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

iniquity. 6:8 1Ki 17:1

surely. Jer 10:8,15 Jon 2:8

they sacrifice. 4:15 9:15 Am 4:4 5:5

their altars. 8:11 10:1 2Ki 17:9-11 Jer 2:20,28

12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Jacob. Ge 27:43 28:1-29:35 De 26:5

Israel. Ge 32:27,28

served. Ge 29:18-28 31:41

13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

13:4,5 Ex 12:50,51 13:3 1Sa 12:8 Ps 77:20 Isa 63:11,12 Am 2:11,12 Mic 6:4 Ac 3:22,23 7:35-37

14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return unto him.

provoked. 2Ki 17:7-18 Eze 23:2-10

most bitterly. Heb. with bitternesses. therefore. 2Sa 1:16 1Ki 2:33,34 Eze 18:13 24:7,8 33:5

blood. Heb. bloods. and his. 7:16 De 28:37 1Sa 2:30 Da 11:18