Vexed his holy Spirit ... —Literally, his Spirit of holiness. So St. Paul speaks of Christians as “grieving the Holy Spir…

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

This was a grea…

But they were rebellious. The Prophet now comes down to the second clause, in which he states that the Lord ceased to show kindness to his…

But they rebelled Against the Lord, notwithstanding he thought so well of them; did so many good things for them; sympath…

The latter part of this chapter, and the whole of the next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews concerning their manner of life. They acknowled…

1. Who is this. Here he begins to addre the separation of the wicked from the good in the execution of the promised salvatio…