Verse 2
words. Note the correspondence in the Structure: confession commanded, and the command obeyed.
turn = return, or turn back, as in Hosea 14:1 .
say. Compare Luke 15:18 , Luke 15:19 .
graciously = O Gracious One. See notes on Hosea 3:5 , and Hosea 8:3 . Eminent Jewish commentators take this as a title of the Messiah. There is no "us" in the Hebrew.
so will we render. Quoted in Hebrews 13:15 .
render = pay (as vows) by offering what is due (Psalms 66:13 , Psalms 66:14 ; Psalms 116:14 , Psalms 116:18 . Jonah 2:9 ).
calves = oxen. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for the sacrifices offered (Psalms 51:17 ).
lips. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the confession, &c, made by them. Compare Psalms 69:30 , Psalms 69:31 ; Psalms 116:17 ; Psalms 141:2 .Hebrews 13:15 .
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