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

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Interpretation

Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were tokens of approaching ruin, as grey hairs are of old age, but they noticed them not.

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This thought runs through Hosea 7:11-12.

Hosea 7:11 Hosea 7:12

Glossary

Assyria Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Egypt Place
The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.