the iniquitie in Gilead] Chap. 6. 8. surely they are vanitie] They are altogether drowned in idolatry. they sacrifice] To idols, or it may be also to the true God, but beyond his command, wherefore it is all idolatry. See Hosea 4. 17. and 9. 15. in Gilgal] Chap. 4. 15. and 9. 15. Amos 4:4. and Amos 5:5. are as heaps] That is, they are innumerable, and at the end of every field. See Hosea 8:11. and Hosea 10:1.