12. not hear--because their prayers are hypocritical: their hearts
are still idolatrous. God never refuses to hear real prayer
(Jer 7:21, 22;
Pr 1:28;
Isa 1:15; 58:3).
sword . . . famine . . . pestilence--the three sorest judgments at
once; any one of which would be enough for their ruin
(2Sa 24:12, 13).
JFB.
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