I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderne — God is not said to find anything, as though He had lost it, or did not know where it was, or c…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Grapes in the wilderness.—Rich delicacies for the desert traveler. In this way, Jehovah had regarded His people a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

In this verse, God rebukes the Israelites for having preferred to prostitute themselves to idols rather than to continue under his protection, thou…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness
Not Jacob or Israel personally, with the few souls that went down with …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

There was a time when the spiritual watchmen of Israel were with the Lord, but now they were like the snare of a fowler to entangle people to their…

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