I have seen a horrible thing - Literally, “what would make one shudder.” God had seen it; therefore man could not deny it. In the sight of G…

House of Israel. —This phrase means Ephraim and Judah, which are subsequently distinguished. The “horrible thing” refers to pollut…

Here God declares that He is the fit judge to take notice of the vices of Israel; and He does this so that He might remove the opportunity for vain…

I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel
Idolatry, the calves set up at Dan and Bethel, which God saw wi…

Sometimes Israel and Judah seemed disposed to repent under their sufferings, but their goodness vanished like the empty morning cloud, and the earl…