They hate him who rebukes - "The gate" is the well-known place of concourse, where just or, in Israel now, unjust judgment was given ([Refer…

Rebuker in the Gate.— The person so described might be the prophet himself. So also he that speaketh uprightly.

There is still a generation that cannot bear to be told of its faults, and that shows its venom against everything that is right.

It is probable that in this verse also, the judges are rebuked by the Prophet, though what is said here can also apply to all the people. However, …

They hate him that rebukes in the gate Openly and publicly in the courts of judicature: wicked judges hated the prophets …

The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of…