10Yea, 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side; …
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-14)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 their sin, and folly, and shame, that they knew not when they were well off, that they forsook their own mercies for lying vanities; for, I. They multiplied their alliances (Hos. 8:9): They have hired…
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