Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
Ver. 17. When the house of Israel.] Ubique Scriptura vindicat gloriam Dei, maxime autem hoc loco. a This place of Scripture doth singularly set forth the glory of God's grace, while it showeth that man's destruction is wholly of himself, his help only of God.
As the uncleanness.] As a menstruous clout, abhorred by all.
a Oecolamp.