11. their glory shall fly away —fit retribution to those who "separated themselves unto that shame " ( Hosea 9:10 ). Children were accounted the glory of parents; sterility, a reproach. "Ephraim" means "fruitfulness" ( Hosea 9:10- : ); this its name shall cease to be its characteristic. from the birth . . . womb . . . conception —Ephraim's children shall perish in a threefold gradation; (1) From the time of birth. (2) From the time of pregnancy. (3) From the time of their first conception. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-hos-9-002
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source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological