It shall be also carried unto Assyria] Namely, the calfe. According to the custome of carrying away the idols of those nations which were conquered. See Isa. 46. 1, 2. king Jareb] To the king protector, namely, the king of Assyria, whom the Israelites had chosen for their protector and defender, Chap. 5. 13. of his own counsell] Namely, of that which he hath undertaken of his own minde, beyond, and against the will of God, Psalms 106:43. Hosea 11:6. Or, of conspiring with the king of Egypt against the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 17:4.