Hear this, you who swallow— Or, better in the same sense, that pant for the needy; as Job says, the hireling pants for…

You that swallow up ...—Better, you that pant (or are greedy) for the very ashes on their heads.

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The Prophet here indirectly rebukes the Israelites for taking such delight in their superstitions as to sing in their prosperity, as if God favored…

Hear this, O you that swallow up the needy
Like a man that pants after a draught of water when thirsty; and, when he…

The rich and powerful of the land were the most guilty of oppre ion, as well as the foremost in idolatry. They were weary of the restraints of the …