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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spake (a) trembling, he (b) exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, (c) he died.

(a) He shows the excellency and authority that this tribe had above all the rest.

(b) He made a king of his tribe.

(c) The Ephraimites are not far from destruction, and have lost their authority.

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