Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
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Gill's Exposition
Nevertheless, they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee,.... Notwithstanding all these favours and mercies bestowed upon them, which was great ingratitude:
and cast thy law behind their…
Barnes' Notes
Slew thy prophets - Compare 1Ki 18:4; 1Ki 19:10; 2Ch 24:21. Jewish tradition further affirms that more than one of the great prophets (e. g., Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) were martyred by their…
We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names.…
Cambridge Bible
Israel's Disobedience
26. cast thy law behind their backs R.V. back. -Thy law," cf. Neh 9:14. For this phrase cf. 1Ki 14:9; Eze 23:35, -Cast me behind thy back," where the Lord is the speaker. The…
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