7The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
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The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-10)God is here contending with proud oppressors, and showing them, I. The heinousness of the sin they were guilty of; in short, they had the character of the unjust judge (Luke 18:2) that neither feared God nor regarded man . 1. Observe them in their devotions, and you will say, “They had no reverence for God.” Bad as they are, they do indeed keep up a show and form of godliness; they observe the sab…
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