A people - This verse contains a specification of the reasons why God had rejected them and brought the calamities upon them.

That…

That sacriflceth in gardens. —It is not without significance, as bearing on the date of the chapter, that the practice was common …

A people that provoketh me. Here he describes and illustrates more fully in what ways the Jews were rebellious against God. It was because…

A people that provokes me to anger continually to my face, &c.] They committed their sins openly, without any fear of the…

The Gentiles came to seek God, and find him, because they were first sought and found by him. Often he meets some thoughtless trifler or profligate…

1. They have sought me. Here the judge, God, gives the sentence of separation between the wicked and the good regarding the recepti…