Hos 7:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. mixed . . . among the people —by leagues with idolaters, and the adoption of their idolatrous practices ( ). Ephraim . . . cake not turned —a cake burnt on one side and unbaked on the other, and so uneatable; an image of the worthlessness of Ephraim. The Easterners bake their bread on the ground, covering it with embers ( ), and turning it every ten minutes, to bake it thoroughly without burning it.

Hosea 7:8

8. mixed . . . among the people—by leagues with idolaters, and the adoption of their idolatrous practices (Ho 7:9, 11; Ps 106:35).

Ephraim . . . cake not turned—a cake burnt on one side and unbaked on the other, and so uneatable; an image of the worthlessness of Ephraim. The Easterners bake their bread on the ground, covering it with embers (1Ki 19:6), and turning it every ten minutes, to bake it thoroughly without burning it.