Neither does God approve of wanton cruelty inflicted by one man on another. Three examples are given: the treatment of prisoners of war; the procur…

To crush ... — The triplet of verses forms one sentence dependent upon the final clause, The Lord approveth not, literall…

Again I say, that is not God's way of acting.

Many interpreters think that these three verses are connected with the previous doctrine and show the connection in this way: that God does not see…

To subvert a man in his cause A poor man, as the Targum, which aggravates it; as by courses and methods taken in an open …

Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…

Here, the author draws an argument from divine justice.

1. First, he excludes tyrannical oppression. The Lord does not approve of crus…