The former prophecies concerned the city of Jerusalem and the inhabitants of Judea. The present is addressed to the whole land and people of Israel…

The Prophet now turns to the kingdom of Israel, since he had previously spoken about the Jews alone. He says that he was divinely sent to the m…

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying .
] That is, the word of prophecy from the Lord, as the Targum: this, …