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“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 4. Mercy. Hebrew chesed, ( Bible.) “piety,” and so forth (Grot.) whence the word Assideans is derived. 1 Maccabees 2:42. The captives flattered themselves, that as soon as they began to entertain sentiments of repentance, God would relieve them. But he answers that their virtue is inconstant, and that they must suffer in proportion to their crimes.
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