You have bought me - You have not purchased this - implying that it was not produced in Palestine, but was an article of commerce. It was to…

No sweet cane ... —Probably some species of Amomum for the anointing oil (Exodus 30:23). It is disti…

But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt off…

You have not bought cane for me. He means the cane or calamus of which the precious ointment was composed, as we are inf…

You have bought me no sweet cane with money
Or "calamus"^F18, which was used in the anointing oil, and for…

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…