Israel hath not been forsaken. —Better, widowed. The participle is from the word that commonly represents the id…

The Prophet here shows why God had resolved to treat the Babylonians with so much severity: specifically, because He would be the avenger of His ow…

For Israel [has] not [been] forsaken, nor Judah of his God ,
of the Lord of hosts
Tha…

The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…