2 Kings 17:23

Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight ,.... Suffered them to be carried captive into the land of Assyria:

as he had said by all his servants the prophets ; by Hosea, Amos, Micah, and others; see their prophecies, and also 1 Kings 13:32 ,

so was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria, unto this day ; the time of the writing this book; nor have they returned unto our days, nearly 2,800 years later.