And rend your hearts and not your garments - that is, “not your garments only” (see the note at Hosea 6:6). The rending of clothes was an ex…

He repents of the evil— that is, in the sense that of His own will He does not will the death of a sinner. The judgments of God, l…

The Prophet, having proclaimed the dreadful judgment which we have noticed, now shows that he did not intend to terrify the people without reason b…

And rend your heart, and not your garments
Which latter used to be done in times of distress, either private or publ…

The priests were to alarm the people with the near approach of Divine judgments. It is the work of ministers to warn of the fatal consequences of s…