As they called them, so they went from them - The prophet changes his tone, no longer speaking of that one first call of God to Israel as a …

As they (i.e., the prophets) called them, so they (Israel) went from them—sought to avoid the voice and presenc…

As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

The nation of Israel…

The Prophet now repeats the ingratitude of the people in neglecting to keep in mind their redemption. The word “called” is here to be taken in a di…

[As] they called them, so they went from them
That is, the prophets of the Lord, the true prophets, called Israel to…

When Israel were weak and helple like children, foolish and willful like children, then God loved them; He carried them as a nurse carries a nursin…