And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live.
Ver. 6. And when I passed by thee.] Not by chance, as Luk 10:31 but of free choice, and according to mine eternal purpose.
And saw thee in thy blood.] In this deplorable condition. Blood is in this verse thrice mentioned, to set forth the greatness of man's misery in his pure, or rather impure, natural state, and the freeness of God's grace toward him all along. Mat 11:26
I said unto thee, Live,] God speaketh spiritual life to his poor people, Isa 55:3 and often repeateth to them his precious promises, whereby they come to "partake of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2Pe 1:4