And are not; and we ...— Or, they are not; we have borne their iniquities. Our fathers who began this national apostasy di…

We have borne their iniquities. —The words seem at first parallel to the proverb of the “sour grapes” in Jeremiah 31:29;[…

The Prophet seems here to contend with God, and to utter that blasphemy mentioned by Ezekiel. For when God severely chastised the people, that prov…

Our fathers have sinned, [and are] not
In the world, as the Targum adds; they were in being, but not on earth; they …

Is anyone afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they do not complain of evils…