I found Israel — The Lord speaks of himself in the person of a traveller, who unexpectedly in the wilderness finds a vine loaded with grapes; such love did God bear to Israel. Your fathers — Whom I brought out of Egypt. As the first — ripe — As the earliest ripe fruit of the fig — tree, which is most valued and desired. Separated themselves — Consecrated themselves to that shameful idol. Their abominations — Their idols, and way of worshipping them. As they loved — As they fancied.
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Hosea 9:10
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.