I will shew them the back - The hiding of God’s face is the sure sign of His displeasure (Isaiah 1:15); ([Reference Isa…

With an east wind. — Manuscripts vary, some giving “with” and some “as an east wind.” The difference does not much affect the mean…

Though no word of comparison is expressed, if we read ב, beth, and not כ, caph, yet the Prophet employs a comparison. For God did…

I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy ,
&c.] As the east wind, which is generally strong and boi…

Sinners call it liberty to live without restraint, but for a person to be a slave to their lusts is the very worst slavery. They abandoned God for …

1. Here, he speaks of the despair of those who rejected his preaching.

   • First, he mentions their desperation: we have no…