THey say, If a man put away his wife, &c.] Heb. Saying. Chap. 2. 1. or, Saying men say: that is, they use to say; or it is commonly said: as Chap. 23. 17. The like defective formes, See Isaiah 59:13. Chap 14. 5. shall he return unto her again] According to the Law, Deut. 24. 1,-4. shall not that land be greatly polluted] Or, should not that land be greatly polluted? Heb. in polluting be polluted. Would not such courses pollute the land? Leviticus 18:17-18. Or, Is not this land exceeingly polluted? Is it not so polluted with thy whoredoms? Vers 2. 9. but] Or, Though. Heb. And. as Hosea 5:2. Zechariah 12:3. thou hast played the harlot with many lovers] Idols; and others, in whom thou trustedst, Chap. 2. 20, 33, 36. yet return again to me] Yet, upon thy repentance, I will dispense with mine own law, and do that which man would not do; I will take thee again to me, Zechariah 1:3. Malachi 3:7.