“Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.”
The statement that though they hire lovers among the nations, the LORD will soon gather them and they will begin to diminish under the burden of the king of princes suggests that the foreign alliances Israel has purchased will not protect them but will ultimately become a burden. The gathering and diminishment indicate that Israel will be collected and brought to account, that their numbers and strength will be reduced through judgment. This verse promises that Israel's strategy will fail and they will experience military defeat.
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