“Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.”
The statement that though Ephraim is fruitful among brothers, an east wind will come, the wind of the LORD rising from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry and his fountain shall be dried up indicates that the productivity Israel has achieved will be stripped away through divine judgment. The desiccation imagery suggests comprehensive loss of fertility and flourishing. This verse promises the reversal of the agricultural abundance Israel has enjoyed, reducing the land to desert.
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