Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
I have been very jealous for the Lord - The picture which he draws here of apostate Israel is very affecting: -
1. They have forsaken thy covenant - They have now cleaved to and worshipped other gods.
2. Thrown down thine altars - Endeavoured, as much as they possibly could, to abolish thy worship, and destroy its remembrance from the land.
3. And slain thy prophets - That there might be none to reprove their iniquity, or teach the truth; so that the restoration of the true worship might be impossible.
4. I only , am left - They have succeeded in destroying all the rest of the prophets, and they are determined not to rest till they slay me.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Romans 11:2
Hebrews 11:37
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