Also, O Judah, He hath set a harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of My people — (rather, when I return) the captivity o…

A harvest.— The harvest is not of joy, but of sorrow and affliction, befalling Judah, like Israel, for her sins: a contrast to the…

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…

Also, O Judah, he has set an harvest for you
That is, God has set and appointed a time of wrath and vengeance for yo…

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