Verse 15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Offend — Commit like sins.
Gilgal — Gilgal was chosen by Jeroboam, or by succeeding idolaters for the solemn worship of their idols.
Beth-aven — Beth-el, where Jacob lodged, who called it Beth-el, the house of God; but when Jeroboam made it the place for his calf-worship, it became Beth-aven, the house of vanity or iniquity.
Nor swear — This is a part put for the whole worship of God, which the prophet warns them not to blend with their idolatries.
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