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Oh that my people would listen to me, That Israel would walk in my ways!
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A Father's Heartbreak
Commentators like John Calvin describe this verse not as a cold command, but as the passionate lament of a loving Father. God expresses deep sorrow, like a parent weeping over a child's self-destructive choices. This reveals the depth of God's love and His profound grief when His people choose a path that leads away from His protection and blessing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me - This passage is designed mainly to show what would have been the consequences if the Hebr…
19th Century
Anglican
Hearken ... subdue. —The verbs should be taken in a future sense, “Oh that my people would hearken ... I shou…
Baptist
Oh that my people had listened to me, and Israel had walked in my ways:
And can we not echo that lament, and say, "Oh, that we had …
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16th Century
Protestant
O if my people had listened to me! By the honorable designation God gives to the people of Israel, He more effectively exposes their shame…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O that my people had hearkened to me This might have been expected from them, as they were his professing people; an…
We cannot expect too little from the creature, nor too much from the Creator. We may have enough from God if we pray for it in faith. All the wicke…
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