ask counsel. inquire of (habitually). Compare Jeremiah 2:27; Habakkuk 2:19.
stocks. idols made of wood.
staff, &c. Referring to divination by rods.
spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. Compare Hosea 5:4.Isaiah 44:20.
gone. whoring: i. e. gone away into idolatry. Compare Ezekiel 23:5.
from under. from under [the authority] of, &c, as Gomer had left Hosea. Compare Numbers 5:19; Numbers 5:29; Ezekiel 23:5.