For ... - And. It is the continuation of the thought in (Jeremiah 3:23). Idolatry was there described as unprofitable, here as r…

Shame.—The Hebrew noun has the article, “the shame,” and is the word constantly used as the interchangeable synonym…

Truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. For shame has devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their h…

They further confirm the same complaint: that God had by clear proofs shown the sins of the nation, for He had consumed their labor—that is, whatev…

For shame has devoured the labour of our fathers from our
youth
That is, sin, which i…

Sin is turning aside to crooked ways. And forgetting the Lord our God is at the bottom of all sin. By sin we bring ourselves into trouble. The prom…

1. Here, the author discu es the fruit of their return.
   1. First, he speaks of the nece ity of their being called back regarding their own…