7. I have forsaken--Jehovah will forsake His temple and the people
peculiarly His. The mention of God's close tie to them, as heretofore
His, aggravates their ingratitude, and shows that their past
spiritual privileges will not prevent God from punishing them.
beloved of my soul--image from a wife
(Jer 11:15;
Isa 54:5).
JFB.
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