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They have not cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
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God Hears the Heart, Not the Howl
The commentaries stress that God distinguishes between a sincere cry for help and a mere "howl" of distress. Israel's prayers were driven by pain and a desire for material comfort, not a genuine turning of the heart toward God. Scholars explain that God desires a relationship, not just to be a dispenser of goods. Their cries were selfish, not sincere.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And they have not cried to him with their heart, when they howled upon their beds – Or, in the present time, "they cry not to Me wh…
19th Century
Anglican
Cried ... Howled— God discriminates between a heart-cry to Him and a howl of despair, resembling the yell of a wild beast. A howl …
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here again reproves the Israelites for not having repented, after having been so often admonished. For, as it was said yesterday, all t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they have not cried unto me with their heart In their distress, indeed, they cried unto the Lord, and said they repen…
Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were…
