from Egypt] He seems to have relation to the golden Calves set up by Jeroboam, in imitation of the Calfe Apis, dedicated to the Egyptians chiefest Idol Serapis; see Exodus 32:4. This may also be understood of the unlawfull Covenants made with Egypt, 2 Kings 17:4. they lay with her] The holy Ghost useth these terms, which seem strange to chaste ears, to cause this wicked vice of idolatry so to be abhorred, that scarce any should abide to hear the name thereof mentioned.