And you shall swear. —The conditions are continued: If you will swear by the living Jehovah [“the Lord liveth” being the …

So he sets before them life and death. First, he begins with these words of encouragement. He begs them to come, for God is willing to receive them…

Here the Prophet continues with the same subject, for he exposes these flatteries by which they thought that God could be appeased. For when they h…

And you shall swear, the Lord lives
Or by the living Lord, by him and him only; not by the creatures, but by the God…

Here, the prophet gives the arguments for their return:

1. Arguments drawn from the benefits promised to those who return.
2. Argum…