isaiah 1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

isaiah 1:3 "An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master's manger, [But] Israel does not know, My people do not understand."

3. (Jer 8:7).
crib--the stall where it is fed (Pr 14:4). Spiritually the word and ordinances.
Israel--The whole nation, Judah as well as Israel, in the restricted sense. God regards His covenant-people in their designed unity.
not know--namely, his Owner, as the parallelism requires; that is, not recognize Him as such (Ex 19:5, equivalent to "my people," Joh 1:10, 11).
consider--attend to his Master (Isa 41:8), notwithstanding the spiritual food which He provides (answering to "crib" in the parallel clause).

isaiah 1:3 "An ox knows its owner, And a donkey its master's manger, [But] Israel does not know, My people do not understand."

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