Israel] Not onely the house of Jeroboam, but all the ten tribes. as a reed] With the continuall running of water, and blasts of winde: So shall Israel with civill wars, and different ctions be continually troubled. root up] Cause the nation to be carried out of their own land. scatter] Up and down in sundry places disperse them. the river] Euphrates, which was betwixt the land of Israel and Assyria, whither they were carried captive. See all that is here fore-told, accomplished, 2 Kings 17:6. groves] For idols. See chap. 3. 4. and 16. 33.