Commentators usually say that the laws dealing with the emancipation of the Hebrew slaves, as well as the law of the land resting during the sabbat…

The king of Babylon’s army, which are gone up from you ... —The words are important, as showing, as before stated, that t…

He repeats almost the same words, but he comes closer to the subject, for he names the enemies about whom he had previously spoken indefinitely. He…

And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his princes
These were either the princes of the blood, the sons of Zedekiah, and hi…

A Jew should not be held in servitude for more than seven years. This law they and their fathers had broken. And when there was some hope that the …

1. Here, he threatens those who transgressed.

   1. First, he speaks of the guilt of their fathers when he speaks of the covenant…