But thou hast not called upon me - The purpose of this and the following verses is to show them that they were indebted to divine m…

But thou hast not called upon me. —The startling abruptness of the complaint has led many critics to question the genuine…

Because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. This people have I formed for myself;…

And you have not called on me. He confirms by an indirect reproof what he said in the preceding verse, that it was not by any merits of hi…

But you have not called upon me, O Jacob
The Jews, though they were the posterity of Jacob, a praying person, yet di…

Those who neglect to call upon God are weary of him. The Master did not tire the servants with his commands, but they tired him with disobedience. …

1. And now thus says the LORD. Here he shows them divine love through the remedies he granted them in their difficulties. This is d…