“Stone” being feminine in Hebrew is here represented as the mother.

Arise, and save us - Whether it be idolatry or infidelity…

Saying to a stock ... —The “stock” and the “stone” represent, respectively, the images of wood and marble. In Hebrew the …

So is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, Saying to a stock, Thou art my fath…

The Prophet here confirms what he had previously said about the perverse wickedness of the people. He shows that he had not said without reason tha…

Saying to a stock "To a tree" ^F6; to a piece of wood; that is, to an image made of it; so the Targum, ``they s…

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…