And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ver. 1. And the word of the Lord came unto me.] This shortest chapter is added to all the foregoing as a corollary. It consisteth of a type or simile, and the application thereof. It is God's usual way, and should be ours, to teach by similitudes. See Hosea 12:10. See Trapp on " Hos 12:10 "