The instruments also - In the Hebrew here there is a paronomasia which cannot be imitated in a translation. The word ‘instruments’ here evi…

To destroy the poor with lying words ... —The words, though perfectly generic in their form, are probably not without an …

The instruments of the covetous man are evil. We must always adhere to the future tense; for he does not inquire what wicked men are, but …

The instruments also of the churl [are] evil
Not his [vessels] or measures he sells by, which are small and deficien…

Christ our righteous King, and his true disciples, are evidently intended here. The consolations and graces of his Spirit are like rivers of water …

1. Behold, a king will reign in justice. This is the third part of the warning, in which the prophet describes their liberation fro…