For they have made ready their heart like an oven - He gives the reason for their bursting out into open mischief; it was always st…

The passage is rendered: Yes, they draw near together. Like an oven in their heart with their wiles. Their baker sleeps all the night, etc…

Here the Prophet says that the Israelites secretly, and by hidden means, prepared their hearts for evil deeds. He uses nearly the same analogy as h…

For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they
lie in wait
The prince…

A practical disbelief in God's government was at the bottom of all Israel's wickedness; as if God could not see it or did not heed it. Their sins a…