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Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

These words are not the language of consolation to the conscience-stricken, but of vehement expostulation with hardened sinners. They prove, theref…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Lift up your eyes. —The consciousness of guilt was, however, the only foundation of repentance, and the prophet’s work, therefore,…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet had charged the Jews with behaving wantonly in a loose and promiscuous manner, as is the case with abandoned women who have cast away a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Lift up your eyes unto the high places Where idols were set and worshipped; either places naturally high, as hills and mo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In repentance, it is good to reflect on the sins of which we have been guilty, and the places and companies where they have been committed. How gen…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here, the prophet calls them to repentance.

First, he addresses the invitation to return.

Second, he addresses the stubbornness of th…

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