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

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Interpretation

They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no blade, or, if it have, the bud shall yield no fruit, there was nothing in them.

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This thought runs through Hosea 8:5-7.

Glossary

Samaria Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.