Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
The verse sets forth the corrupt state of the inhabitants of the land. That corruption is religious and moral, in which rulers love with shame what is shameful while God's law is disregarded. This portrayal of the condition of the people stands as a warning connected with preparation for the coming of the Lord, calling God's people to prepare for His coming. The chapter containing the verse is to be read in connection with those who trample God's law in order to make human laws and force others to accept them. It is applied specifically to human Sunday laws set in opposition to God's Sabbath commandment.
The verse sets forth the corrupt state of the inhabitants of the land. That corruption is religious and moral, in which rulers love with shame what is shameful while God's law is disregarded. This portrayal of the condition of the people stands as a warning connected with preparation for the coming of the Lord, calling God's people to prepare for His coming. The chapter containing the verse is to be read in connection with those who trample God's law in order to make human laws and force others to accept them. It is applied specifically to human Sunday laws set in opposition to God's Sabbath commandment.