6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
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The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! …
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-12)The prophet here is instructed to set before this people the folly of their impenitence, which was it that brought this ruin upon them. They are here represented as the most stupid senseless people in the world, that would not be made wise by all the methods that Infinite Wisdom took to bring them to themselves and their right mind, and so to prevent the ruin that was coming upon them. I. They wou…
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