A paraphrasticall explication of the twelve minor prophets. Viz. Hoseah. Joel. Amos. Obadiah. Jonah. Micah. Nahum. Habakkuk. Zephaniah. Haggai. Zechariah. Malachi. / By Da. Stokes. D.D.

CHAP. XI.

WHen Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burnt incense to graven images.

3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms: but they knew not that I healed them.

4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love, and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be his King, because they refused to return.

6. And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall

consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

7 And my people are bent to back-sliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shal I make thee as Adamah? how shall I set thee as Ze∣b••im: mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

9 I will not exceute the fiercenesse of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not man, the holy One in the midst of thee, and I will not enter into the city.

10 They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall trem∣ble from the west.

11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.

12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Iudah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Saints.