Upon a lofty and high mountain - The design of this verse and the following is to show the extent, the prevalence, the publicity, a…

Set thy bed ... —Idolatry, being like adultery, the “bed” naturally follows as representing the locality of the idol worship. Comp…

Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. Behind the doors also and the posts hast…

Upon a lofty and high mountain. He again repeats that metaphor at which we have previously glanced. Superstitious persons commit fornicati…

Upon a lofty and high mountain have you set your bed Temples and altars, which are usually built on high places, where th…

The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the …

1. The just perishes. Here the prophet shows the difference between those who obey God’s counsels and those who do not, conc…