As the thief ... —The words point to the sense of shame as already felt, and as therefore bringing with it the possibility of repe…

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every …

Some render the words in the future tense, "So ashamed shall be the house of Israel," etc.; and they think that the Prophet is speaking here of the…

As the thief is ashamed when be is found
Taken in the fact, or convicted of it; that is, as the Targum explains it, …

Despite all their advantages, Israel had become like the wild vine that bears poisonous fruit. People are often as much under the power of their un…

1. Here, he removes their excuses.

   1. They might bring up the neglect of the farmer. Against this, he says, I have planted…