Hath justified herself. — Literally, hath justified her soul, has put in a better plea in her defence. The renegade was better than the traitress. Even open rebellion was better than hypocrisy, as the publicans and sinners in the Gospel story were better than the Pharisees (Matthew 21:31).
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Jeremiah 3:11
11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.