Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
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Gill's Exposition
Shall not God search this out?.... Undoubtedly he would, was it so, and expose it, and punish for it; as he will the Balaamites and children of Jezebel, Rev 2:18; this seems to be an appeal to God for…
Barnes' Notes
Shall not God search this out? - That is, If this had been the case, it would be known to God. If, as a nation, we had been given to idolatry, or if our hearts had been secretly alienated from the…
The people of God, being greatly afflicted and oppressed, here apply to him; whither else should they go?
I. By way of appeal, concerning their integrity, which he only is an infallible judge of, and…
Cambridge Bible
It would be vain to attempt to conceal any faithlessness from the Searcher of hearts. Cp. Job's protestations of innocence, ch. Psa 31:4 ff.; and Psa 139:1; Psa 139:23; Jer 17:10.
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