1 Destruction is threatened both to Israel and Judah for their impiety and idolatry.

the trumpet. 5:8 Isa 18:3 58:1 Jer 4:5 6:1 51:27 Eze 7:14 33:3-6 Joe 2:1,15 Am 3:6 Zep 1:16 Zec 9:14 1Co 15:52

thy mouth. Heb. the roof of thy mouth. as. De 28:49 Jer 4:13 48:40 Hab 1:8 Mt 24:28

the house. 9:15 2Ki 18:27 Am 8:3 9:1 Zec 11:1

transgressed. 6:7 Isa 24:5 Jer 31:32 Eze 16:59 Heb 8:8-13

2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

5:15 7:13,14 2Ki 10:16,29 Ps 78:34-37 Isa 48:1,2 Jer 7:4 Mic 3:11 Mt 7:21 25:11 Lu 13:25 Tit 1:16 1Jo 2:4

3 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

cast. Ps 36:3 81:10,11 Am 1:11 1Ti 5:12

the enemy. Le 26:36 De 28:25 La 3:66 4:19

4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

set. 1Ki 12:16-20 2Ki 15:10-30 Shallum, Menakem, Pekahiah. I knew.

Mt 25:12 Lu 13:25,27 Joh 10:14 Ga 4:9

of. 2:8 13:2 1Ki 12:28 16:31

that they. 13:9 1Ki 13:34 Jer 44:7,8 Eze 18:31

5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

calf. 6 10:5 Isa 45:20 Ac 7:41

mine. De 32:22 2Ki 17:16-18,21-23

how. Pr 1:22 Jer 4:14 13:27

6 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

from. Ps 106:19,20

the workman. Ps 115:4-8 135:15-18 Isa 44:9-20 Jer 10:3-9,14 Hab 2:18 Ac 17:29 19:26

the calf. 10:2,5,6 Jer 43:12,13 50:2

shall. 2Ki 23:15,19 2Ch 31:1 34:6,7

7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

sown. 10:12 Job 4:8 Pr 22:8 Ec 5:16 Ga 6:7

it hath. Isa 17:11 Jer 12:13

stalk. or, standing corn. the strangers. 7:9 De 28:33 Jud 6:3-6 2Ki 13:3-7 15:19,29

8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

swallowed. 2Ki 17:1-6 18:11 Jer 50:17 51:34 La 2:2,5,16 Eze 36:3

among. Le 26:33 De 28:25,64

a vessel. Isa 30:14 Jer 22:28 48:38 Ro 9:22 2Ti 2:20,21

9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

they. 5:13 7:11 2Ki 15:19 Eze 23:5-9

a wild. Job 39:5-8 Jer 2:24

hath. 2:5-7,10 12:1 Isa 30:6 Eze 16:33,34

lovers. Heb. loves.

10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

now. 10:10 Eze 16:37 23:9,10,22-26,46,47

sorrow a little. or, begin to sorrow in a little while, as. Hag 2:6

for. 2Ki 14:26 15:19,20 17:3 1Ch 5:26

the king. Isa 10:8 36:13 Eze 26:7 Da 2:37

11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

many. 10:1,2,8 12:11 Isa 10:10,11

altars. De 4:28 Jer 16:13

12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

written. De 4:6-8 Ne 9:13,14 Ps 119:18 147:19,20 Pr 22:20 Eze 20:11 Ro 3:1 7:12

but. 4:6 2Ki 17:15,16 Ne 9:26 Ps 50:17 Isa 30:9 Jer 6:16,17

13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

They sacrifice, etc. or, In the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it. Jer 7:21-23

but. 5:6 9:4 12:11 1Sa 15:22 Pr 21:27 Isa 1:11 Jer 14:10 Am 5:22 1Co 11:20,29

now. 9:9 Ex 20:3 32:34 Am 8:7 Re 16:19

they shall. 7:16 9:3,6 11:5 De 28:68

14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

forgotten. 13:6 De 32:18 Ps 106:21 Isa 17:10 Jer 2:32 3:21 23:27

Maker. Isa 29:23 43:21 Eph 2:10

and buildeth. 1Ki 12:31 16:31

and Judah. 2Ch 26:10 27:4 Isa 22:8-11

I will send. 2Ki 18:13 Isa 42:13,25 Jer 17:27 Am 1:4,10,12,14 2:5