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The woe is to be added to them that, either out of laziness or luxury, and to please the flesh, lay themselves to rest
upon beds of ivory; on beautiful, rich beds, bought with the gain of bribes and oppression.
Stretch themselves upon their couches: this somewhat explains the former; they did extremely indulge their pride and luxury, and on beds or couches laid themselves to feast, when God called them to mourn and weep.
Eat, with excess, as Mat_24:37,38 Lu 12:19,20.
The lambs out of the flock; the very best in all their flock, and probably they chose them out first, before they set out lambs for sacrifices; or else these gluttonous judges and rulers eat the best lambs, not of their own, but out of poor oppressed men’s flocks.
The calves, those that were fattest too,
out of the midst of the stall; kept on purpose to make them most delicious and nourishing meat.