The verb rendered “discontinue” is that used for letting the land rest (Exodus 23:11) and for releasing creditors ([Reference Deuterono…

Thou, even thyself. —Literally, in or by yourself, an emphatic form for expressing loneliness and aband…

Oh, the blessedness of confidence in God! You see it here set out in contrast with the misery of trusting in men. Drought comes even to this tree, …

Here, as it is a concise way of speaking, there seems to be some obscurity. However, regarding the subject at hand, the Prophet's meaning is eviden…

And you, even yourself
Or, "you, and in you" ^F12 ; that is, you and those that are in you, all the inhabi…

The sins which men commit make little impression on their minds, yet every sin is marked in the book of God; they are all so engraved upon the tabl…

1. Here, the prophet explicitly shows the stubbornness of the people, which is the cause of their rejection. From this, he first shows their…