For they shall eat, and not have enough - This is almost a proverbial saying of Holy Scripture, and, as such, has manifold applicat…

As the people will be punished, so will the priest. The latter will not be saved by wealth or dignity. And I will visit upon him his ways …

The Prophet here again denounces a common punishment on both, as neither was free from guilt. As the people, he says, so shall be the …

For they shall eat, and not have enough
Namely, the priests; for of them the words are continued, who ate of the sac…

Both priests and people rejected knowledge, so God will justly reject them. They forgot the law of God. They neither desired nor endeavored to reta…