Take with you words - He commands them not to bring costly offerings, so that they might regain His favor; not whole burnt offering…

Say to him.— This practice of putting words into the lips of penitents and others is found in Psalm 66:3, Isaiah 48:20,…

Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him,–

He puts the words into our mouths; for he knows that, sometimes, we feel …

Here the Prophet exhorts the Israelites to repentance and still sets forth some hope of mercy. This may seem inconsistent, as he had already testif…

Take with you words, and turn to the Lord

Not mere words without the heart, but such as come from it, and express …

Israel is exhorted to return to Jehovah, from their sins and idols, by faith in His mercy and grace through the promised Redeemer, and by diligentl…