And they have not cried to him with their heart, when they howled upon their beds – Or, in the present time, "they cry not to Me wh…

Cried ... Howled— God discriminates between a heart-cry to Him and a howl of despair, resembling the yell of a wild beast. A howl …

The Prophet here again reproves the Israelites for not having repented, after having been so often admonished. For, as it was said yesterday, all t…

And they have not cried unto me with their heart In their distress, indeed, they cried unto the Lord, and said they repen…

Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were…