10And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. …
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-16)Having seen how vicious and corrupt the court was, we now come to enquire how it is with the country, and we find that to be no better; and no marvel if the distemper that has so seized the head affect the whole body, so that there is no soundness in it; the iniquity of Ephraim is discovered , as well as the sin of Samaria , of the people as well as the princes, of which here are divers instances.…
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