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Was less vile, hath more to say for herself; Judah’s sin being greatly aggravated compared with Israel, Eze_16:51 23:11. See Luk_18:14. For though Israel’s sins were more, and their idolatry continued, yet in Judah it was more heinous,
1. Because of their unruly headstrongness, that broke the reins and restraint which their external worship ought to have had upon them.
2. Because of their stupid security in not being warned by the judgments that they had seen befall Israel for the very same things.
3. Because of their intolerable pride, boasting that their state was still unshaken.
4. Because of their gross perfidiousness in making promises, and breaking them, which Israel did not, because she brought not herself under such solemn and frequent obligations: see Jer_3:7. LastLy, Because they were a great deal more zealous in their idolatries than Israel was, viz. under Manasseh, when they slew all the prophets of the Lord.