She has been ashamed - Or, “is ashamed.” To a Hebrew mother, to be childless was a disgrace. Many consider that (Jeremiah 15:7–9…

She that hath borne seven. —In the picture of the previous verse the glory of the mother was found in the valour of her s…

He proceeds with his narrative, saying that fruitful women had been weakened. This was not in the way we often see, where frequent childbearing dim…

She that has borne seven languisheth
Either the mother that has borne many children, seven being put for a large num…

The Lord declares that even Moses and Samuel must have pleaded in vain. The posing of this as a hypothetical situation, even if they were to stand …

Here, the prophet gives the reason for their rejection.

1. First, a question of wonder is presented, which excludes three things:

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