And I took unto me faithful witnesses—The precise object in calling in these witnesses is not known. Some have supposed that it was to bear …

And I took unto me faithful witnesses. —So that the prophet’s challenge to his opponents might be made more emphatic, the…

And I took into me witnesses. The noun עדים (gnedim), and the verb אעיד (agnid), which the Prophet employs, are derived …

And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record
Not his marriage, nor the birth of his son, nor the name he gave him…

The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey: pointing out tha…

1. And the Lord said to me: take for yourself a great book. Here he foretells the destruction of the ten tribes, insofar as it pert…