The Lord says, “O Israel, when I first found you, it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season. But then they deserted me for Baal-peor, giving themselves to that shameful idol. Soon they became vile, as vile as the god they worshiped.
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I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness — God is not said to find anything, as though He had lost it, or did not know where it was, or …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Grapes in the wilderness.—Rich delicacies for the desert traveler. In this way, Jehovah had regarded His people a…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
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
JohnGill
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness
Not Jacob or Israel personally, with the few souls that went down with …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes