They sin against the God:

1. Of Creation (Jeremiah 5:22), and
2. Of Providence (Jeremiah 5:24).

They lay wait. —Literally, he lies in wait (used of the leopard in Hosea 13:7), as in the crouching down of …

For among my people are found wicked men:

What the previous verse contains is confirmed here: that the Jews, through their own fault, had deprived themselves of God’s favor. This was necess…

For among my people are found wicked men
Not a few only, but in general they appeared to be so, upon an inquiry into…

Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in their afflictions. But they can read their sin in their punishment. If people inquire…

1. Here, the prophet speaks of the guilt of the rulers, which is frequently the cause of the guilt of their subjects. Therefore, he says,