The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof — The statements in this verse are given as a reason why the curse had been…

The earth also is defiled. —The verb is used of blood-guiltiness in Numbers 35:33, of impurity in Jeremiah 3:1-2;[Referen…

And the earth was deceitful. Others render it “defiled” or “polluted,” because כנף (chānăph) means “to be wicked.” Both rendering…

The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants of it Or, "and the earth"; or, "for the earth is defiled" ^F17 …

All whose treasures and happiness are laid up on earth, will soon be brought to poverty and misery. It is good to apply to ourselves what the Scrip…

1. Behold the Lord. In this part, the prophet threatens the destruction of the entire earth. This can refer either to the de…