7Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
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Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. …
And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-16)Upon reading the foregoing articles of impeachment drawn up, in God’s name, against the shepherds of Israel, we cannot but look upon the shepherds with a just indignation, and upon the flock with a tender compassion. God, by the prophet, here expresses both in a high degree; and the shepherds are called upon ( Ezek. 34:7 , 9 ) to hear the word of the Lord , to hear this word. Let them hear how lit…
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