The voice of the Lord cries to the city—that is, Jerusalem, as the metropolis of their wealth and their sin, the head and heart of their off…

To the city — that is, Jerusalem, the metropolis of the wealth and sinfulness of Judah.

The man of wisdom will see …

God's voice to his people is often uttered by means of their affliction. Hear ye the rod. He wishes us to understand that judgments and ca…

The Prophet complains here that he and other teachers accomplished little, though their cry resounded and was heard by the whole people. He therefo…

The Lord's voice crieth unto the city
The Lord having has bid his prophet call to the mountains and hills to hear hi…

God, having shown how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord …