Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after a human commandment.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Oppression. Literally, "calumny. "(Haydock) (Isaias lii. 4.)
The Assyrians had no just reason for attacking Israel, though their crimes called for punishment (Calmet) from God. (Haydock)