“Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, together they turn against Judah—the culmination of judgment in the complete breakdown of internal social cohesion, with tribes turning against one another in mutual destruction. What began as external threats (Syria and Philistia in verse 12) culminates in internal dissolution, as the people destroy themselves through internal conflict. Yet despite this comprehensive judgment, the refrain concluding chapter 9 would emphasize that God's anger remains unturned away, suggesting further judgment awaits.
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