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“Behold,” I give to “this people” causes of stumbling,
And they shall stumble against them:
Fathers and sons together,
“The neighbor a…

And the fathers and the sons together ... —Better, I give to this people stumbling blocks, and they shall stumble over them: f…

Here God, in plain words, declares what vengeance He would execute on the people. He says first, that He would lay for them stumbling blocks.…

Therefore thus says the Lord
Because of their immorality and hypocrisy, their contempt of his word, and confidence i…

God rejects their outward services, as worthless to atone for their sins. Sacrifice and incense were to direct them to a Mediator; but when offered…

Here he discusses the abuse of sacred things; since they were polluted with sins, they presumed to offer sacrifices to God, which, for this reason,…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes