Rashi: They returned to Egypt, and it did not help them. Therefore, Al has a Kamatz, like "Ne'um ha'Gever Hukam Al" (Shmuel II, 23:1) ? an expression of elevation. It is not Samuch to the following word. Radak ? it is an adjective, like Elyon.

Radak: When the affliction will come, they will scream to idolatry and not to Me ? I am above everything!

Malbim: They will return from the net ("Efros Aleihem Rishti k'Of ha'Shamayim Oridem" ? 12). However, this bird will not fly above. Rather, it will go from this net to another net. They fled from Egypt's net to Ashur's net.

Rashi: When they want to shoot an arrow to the north, the bow shoots it to the south. Radak ? Remiyah is an adjective, or a noun, like Mirmah. The archer draws the arrow to shoot in one direction, and in a moment reverses to the opposite direction. The deception is attributed to the bow, even though the archer does it. So Yisrael sometimes they returned to the good path, and in a moment revert to the bad path. They are compared to a bow. The false Nevi'im are the archer ? via them, Yisrael revert to the bad path. We find that after Eliyahu's great test, the entire nation said "Hashem Hu ha'Elokim Hashem Hu ha'Elokim" (Melachim I, 18:39), and soon they reverted to serve Ba'alim and the calves.

Malbim: The officers who told Melech Ashur that Hoshe'a ben Elah rebelled against him and sent a gift to Soa Melech Mitzrayim. They intended to shoot arrows at Hoshe'a. Afterwards, Melech Ashur besieged Shomron and killed them. This is like Keshes Remiyah ? one who shoots an arrow with it, the arrow returns to his heart. The officers' arrows of Leshon ha'Ra returned to kill them!

Rashi: Yochanan ben Kare'ach and all the soldiers who returned to Egypt.

Radak: They are the officers who lead them in a bad path. They say, when the enemy comes, we will go to Egypt and request help from them. They will fall to the sword on the way [to Egypt]. So it says in Yeshayah "Masa Bahamos Negev b'Eretz Tzarah v'Tzukah Lavi va'Layish Mehem" (30:6). Vicious beasts ate some of them, and some fell to the enemy's sword.

Malbim: These are the officers who went to Melech Ashur and informed on Hoshe'a ben Elah (refer to 7:16:2:2).

Rashi: Harsh language that they answered Yirmeyah.

Radak: They anger Hashem with their words (refer to 7:16:3:2).

Rashi: They mock them in Egypt 'why did you return to us - in bring punishments on us? It is written for you "Lo Sosifu Lir'osam Od" (Shemos 14:13)!

Radak: Egypt will mock them for coming to request help from them. "Zo" has a Cholem, like "v'Edosi Zo Alamedem" (Tehilim 132:12). It is like Zos.

Malbim: Egypt mocked the officers who informed on Hoshe'a ben Elah, for this was Keshes Remiyah (refer to 7:16:2:2).