When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
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Gill's Exposition
When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel,.... Or, with trembling, as Jarchi: so Jeroboam, who was of the tribe of Ephraim, spake before Solomon, a great king, as he observes. R.…
Barnes' Notes
When Ephraim spake trembling - that is, probably “there was ‘trembling.’” : “Ephraim was once very awful, so as, while he spake, the rest of the tribes were ready to tremble.” The prophet contrasts…
Adam Clarke
When Ephraim spake trembling - When he was meek and humble, of a broken heart and contrite spirit.
He exalted himself in Israel - He became great in God's sight; he rose in the Divine esteem in…
Idolatry was the sin that did most easily beset the Jewish nation till after the captivity; the ten tribes from the first were guilty of it, but especially after the days of Ahab; and this is the sin…
Israel signed his own death-warrant when he lapsed into Baal-worship. Foolish as it is to -kiss calves", they persist in the practice. Therefore the nation can but drift away, like cloud, or chaff, or…
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