We have made a covenant with death - We should not suppose that they had formally said this, but that their conduct was as if they had said …

We have made a covenant with death ... — The phrase was a proverbial one. (Hosea 2:18.) Cheyne quotes Lucan, …

Because ye have said. The Prophet next assigns the reason why he called them “scorners;” it was because they had thrown off all fear of Go…

Because you have said
Within themselves; they thought so, if they did not say it in express words; and their conduc…

The prophet next turns to Judah, whom he calls the residue of his people. Happy are those alone who glory in the Lord of hosts himself. Therefore, …

1. Woe to the crown. In this part, he i ues a threat against those who scorn the predictions of the prophets.

   First, he thre…