The law of the Lord - The “Torah,” or written law, the possession of which made the priests and prophets so boastfully exclaim, “We are wise…

How do you say ...? —The question is put to priests and prophets, who were the recognized expounders of the Law, but not …

How do you say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

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Interpreters think that the Prophet here directs his words to the priests, the false prophets, and the other leaders of the people, because they pr…

How do you say, we are wise, which they were continually boasting of, though they were ignorant of the judgment of the Lo…

What brought this ruin?

1. The people would not heed reason; they would not act in the affairs of their souls with common prudence. Sin i…

Here, he shows their pride, which stems from their boast of wisdom; concerning this, there are three things.

1. He speaks of their boast:…