The temple looked to the east. Samaria was on its left, and Sodom on its right hand.

Your elder sister. The words elder and younger mean, literally, greater and smaller. …

Here the Prophet uses another form of speech, for he says that the Jews deserved to be subject to the taunting proverbs of those who delight in wic…

And your elder sister [is] Samaria
The metropolis of the ten tribes; "sister" to the Jews, because of the same desce…

In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…