1 A reproof of manifold sins.
11 God's wrath against them for their hypocrisy.

I would. Jer 51:9 Mt 23:37 Lu 13:34 19:42

the iniquity. 4:17 6:8 8:9 Isa 28:1 Mic 6:16

wickedness. Heb. evils. 8:5 10:5 Eze 16:46 23:4 Am 8:14

they commit. 5:1 6:10 11:12 12:1 Isa 59:12 Jer 9:2-6 Mic 7:3-7

the troop. See on ch. 6:9

spoileth. Heb. strippeth.

2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.

consider not in. Heb. say not to. De 32:29 Ps 50:22 Isa 1:3 5:12 44:19

I remember. 9:9 Ps 25:7 Jer 14:10 Am 8:7 Lu 12:2 1Co 4:5

their own. Nu 32:23 Job 20:11-29 Ps 9:16 Pr 5:22 Isa 26:16 Jer 2:19 4:18

are before. Job 34:21 Ps 90:8 Pr 5:21 Jer 16:17 32:19 Heb 4:13

3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

5:11 1Ki 22:6,13 Jer 5:31 9:2 28:1-4 37:19 Am 7:10-13 Mic 6:16 Mic 7:3 Ro 1:32 1Jo 4:5

4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.

are all. See on ch. 4:2,12 Jer 5:7,8 9:2 Jas 4:4

as. See on ver. 6,7

who ceaseth, etc. or, the raiser will cease. raising. or, waking.

5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

the day. Ge 40:20 Da 5:1-4 Mt 14:6 Mr 6:21

made. Pr 20:1 Isa 5:11,12,22,23 28:1,7,8 Hab 2:15,16 Eph 5:18 1Pe 4:3,4

bottles of wine. or, heat through wine. he stretched. 1Ki 13:4

with scorners. Ps 1:1 69:12 Pr 13:20 23:29-35 Da 5:4,23

6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

they. 4,7 1Sa 19:11-15 2Sa 13:28,29 Ps 10:8,9 Pr 4:16 Mic 2:1

made ready. or, applied.

7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

devoured. 8:4 1Ki 15:28 16:9-11,18,22 2Ki 9:24,33 10:7,14 2Ki 15:10,14,25,30

there. 10,14 5:15 Job 36:13 Isa 9:13 43:22 64:7 Eze 22:30 Da 9:13

8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

he hath. 5:7,13 9:3 Ezr 9:1,12 Ne 13:23-25 Ps 106:35 Eze 23:4-11 Mal 2:11

a cake. 8:2-4 1Ki 18:21 Zep 1:5 Mt 6:24 Re 3:15,16

9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

devoured. 8:7 2Ki 13:3-7,22 15:19 Pr 23:35 Isa 42:22-25 57:1

here and there. Heb. sprinkled.

10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.

the pride. See on ch. 5:5 Jer 3:3

and they. 7 6:1 Pr 27:22 Isa 9:13 Jer 8:5,6 25:5-7 35:15-17 Am 4:6-13 Zec 1:4

nor. Ps 10:4 14:2 53:2 Ro 3:11

11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

a silly. 11:11

without. 4:11 Pr 6:32 15:32*marg. Pr 17:16

they call. 5:13 8:8,9 9:3 12:1 14:3 2Ki 15:19 17:3,4 Isa 30:1-6 31:1-3 Jer 2:18,36 Eze 23:4-8

12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

I will spread. Job 19:6 Jer 16:16 Eze 12:13 17:20 32:3

I will bring. Ec 9:12

as their Le 26:14-46 De 28:15-68 29:22-28 31:16-29 32:15-43 2Ki 17:13-18 Jer 44:4 Re 3:19

13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

Woe. 9:12 Isa 31:1 La 5:16 Eze 16:23 Mt 23:13-29 Re 8:13

fled. 11:2 Job 21:14,15 22:17 Ps 139:7-9 Jon 1:3,10

destruction. Heb. spoil. though. De 15:15 Ne 1:10 Ps 106:10 107:2,3 Isa 41:14 43:1 63:8 Mic 6:4 1Pe 1:18,19

spoken. 3 11:12 Isa 59:13 Jer 18:11,12 42:20 44:17,18 Eze 18:2,25 Mal 3:13-15 1Jo 1:10

14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

they have not. Job 35:9,10 Ps 78:34-37 Isa 29:13 Jer 3:10 Zec 7:5

when. Isa 52:5 65:14 Am 8:3 Jas 5:1

assemble. 3:1 Ex 32:6 Jud 9:27 Am 2:8 Mic 2:11 Ro 16:18 Php 3:19 Jas 4:3

15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

I have. 2Ki 13:5,23 14:25-27 Ps 106:43-45

bound. or, chastened. Job 5:17 Ps 94:12 Pr 3:11 Heb 12:5 Re 3:19

imagine. Ps 2:1 62:3 Jer 17:9 Na 1:9 Ac 4:25 Ro 1:21 2Co 10:5

16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

return. 6:4 8:14 11:7 Ps 78:37 Jer 3:10 Lu 8:13 11:24-26

like. Ps 78:57

the rage. 13 Ps 12:4 52:2 57:4 73:9 Isa 3:8 Jer 18:18 Mt 12:36 Jas 3:5 2Pe 2:8 Re 13:5

this. 8:13 9:3,6 Eze 23:32 36:20