Set the trumpet — The Lord here commands the prophet to publish, as by sound of trumpet, that which God will bring upon apostate Israel. He — The king of Assyria. As an eagle — Swift, hungry, surmounting all difficulties. House of the Lord — The family of Israel, the Israelites church.
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Hosea 8:1
1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.