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.
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Gill's Exposition
Yea, though they have hired among the nations,.... That is, lovers, as before; got into confederacies and alliances with the nations about them, thinking thereby to strengthen their hands, and secure…
Barnes' Notes
Yea, though they have hired - Or better, “because or when they hinge among the pagan, now will I gather them;” i. e., I will gather the nations together. The sin of Israel should bring its own…
Adam Clarke
For the burden of the king of princes - The exactions of the Assyrian king, and the princes of the provinces.
It was the honour and happiness of Israel that they had but one God to trust to and he all-sufficient in every strait, and but one God to serve, and he well worthy of all their devotions. But it was…
Cambridge Bible
This verse is obscure, and open to a variety of interpretations; the following however seems by far the most probable.
Yea, though they have hired among the nations Rather, Yea, though they hire, &c.…
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