Lux Domini
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

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Interpretation

The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them, it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we have timely warning given us, that we may flee from the wrath to come.

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This thought runs through Hosea 5:8-10.