In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
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Gill's Exposition
In thee have they set light by father and mother,.... Through whom they received their being from God; by whom they were brought into the world, brought up and educated; and to whom they owed great…
Adam Clarke
In thee have they set light - The children do not reverence their parents. Parental affection and filial respect do not exist among you. The stranger is not only not succoured, but he is oppressed.…
In these verses the prophet by a commission from Heaven sits as a judge upon the bench, and Jerusalem is made to hold up her hand as a prisoner at the bar; and, if prophets were set over other…
Cambridge Bible
"They" no more refers to the princes, but is said generally. On "father and mother" Exo 20:12; Deu 5:16; Deu 27:16. On "stranger" ch. Eze 18:18; Exo 22:21. On "fatherless," Exo 22:22.
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