For thus saith the Lord unto the house of
Israel
Or "yet" {a}, notwithstanding all this, though such judgments
were threatened and denounced, and such desolations should
certainly come, in case of impenitence, and an obstinate
continuance in a course of sin; yet hopes are given of finding
mercy and kindness upon repentance and reformation, at least to
the remnant of them; see ( Amos 5:15 ) ; seek
ye me;
seek my fear, as the Targum; fear and reverence, serve and
worship, the Lord God; return unto him by repentance; seek to him
by prayer and supplication; acknowledge your sins, and humble
yourselves before him, and implore his pardoning grace and mercy:
and ye shall live;
in your own land, and not be carried out of it; live comfortably,
in great plenty of good things; and live spiritually, enjoying
the favour of God, and his presence in his ordinances, and live
eternally in the world to come.