Hos 10:11 | JFB | STEP | 11. taught —that is, accustomed. loveth to tread out . . . corn —a far easier and more self-indulgent work than ploughing. In treading corn, cattle were not bound together under a yoke, but either trod it singly with their feet, or drew a threshing sledge over it ( ): they were free to eat some of the corn from time to time, as the law required they should be unmuzzled ( ), so that they grew fat in this work. An image of Israel's freedom, prosperity, and self-indulgence heretofore. But now God will put the Assyrian yoke upon her, instead of freedom, putting her to servile work. I passed over upon —I put the yoke upon. make . . . to ride —as in ; that is, hurry Ephraim away to a distant region [CALVIN ]. LYRA translates, "I will make (the Assyrian) to ride upon Ephraim." MAURER , "I will make Ephraim to carry," namely, a charioteer. his clods

Hosea 10:11

11. taught—that is, accustomed.

loveth to tread out . . . corn—a far easier and more self-indulgent work than ploughing. In treading corn, cattle were not bound together under a yoke, but either trod it singly with their feet, or drew a threshing sledge over it (Isa 28:27, 28): they were free to eat some of the corn from time to time, as the law required they should be unmuzzled (De 25:4), so that they grew fat in this work. An image of Israel's freedom, prosperity, and self-indulgence heretofore. But now God will put the Assyrian yoke upon her, instead of freedom, putting her to servile work.

I passed over upon—I put the yoke upon.

make . . . to ride—as in Job 30:22; that is, hurry Ephraim away to a distant region [CALVIN]. LYRA translates, "I will make (the Assyrian) to ride upon Ephraim." MAURER, "I will make Ephraim to carry," namely, a charioteer.

his clods—"the clods before him."