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A plentiful country - literally, "a land of the Carmel," a Carmel land (see 1 Kings 18:19, note; Isaiah 29:17, note).…

A plentiful country. —Literally, a land of Carmel, that word, as meaning a vine-clad hill, having become a type of plenty…

Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts…

The Prophet continues with the same subject, for God brings no small charge against His people here, as they had buried His favors in oblivion. Ind…

And I brought you into a plentiful country
"Into the land of Carmel", as in the Hebrew text; that is, "into the la…

Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be rebuked for their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion commonly o…

1. Here he follows the order of judgment.
He speaks first of the accusation. Second, he refutes their excuse, as in Jeremiah 2:21:
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes