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Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Wealthy. Septuagint Syr. and Arab. “despisers of Sion.” Hebrew also, “who hate Sion.” The prophecy wholly regards Israel. Calmet.—It is a great crime for the rich to neglect the poor; but still more so, when wealthy clergymen shew no compassion for the spiritual or corporal wants of their neighbours. Worthington.—State. Hebrew “to whom the house of Israel comes” for judgment.
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