Their forefathers - literally, "their fathers, the first ones": alluding to the idolatries committed in the wilderness and by the generation…

Their forefathers. —The Hebrew is more specific— their first fathers , with special reference to the idolatries of the fo…

Here the Prophet confronts more directly the men of his time, and says that they were worse than their fathers; for this is the meaning of the word…

They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers , &c.] According to Kimchi, this prophecy was delivered out i…

God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures while they persist in willful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised fre…

Here, the prophet shows how they have transgressed the covenant:

1. By sinning against God.

   Concerning this first point, there…