The Lord stands up - To “stand up” may mean the same as to “arise.” God would not sit in silence and see their wicked conduct; but he would…

The Lord stands up to plead...—The people may think that the prophet is their censor. He makes known to them that Jehovah…

Jehovah stands up to plead. As long as wickedness rages without control, and the Lord sends no relief from on high, we think that He is id…

The Lord stands up to plead
His own cause, or the cause of his son against the Jews that rejected him, and the Scrib…

The rule was certain; whatever national prosperity or trouble might exist, it would be well with the righteous and ill with the wicked. Blessed be …

1. For Jerusalem is ruined. Here the author explains the reason for this renunciation.

   First, he presents the immediate caus…