the statutes of Omri are kept] Or, he doth much keep the, &c. Namely, the idolatry brought in by those wicked Kings, 1 Kings 16:25. 32. and to excuse your doings, you alledge the Kings authoritie by his statures. Ahab] 1 Kings 16:30. &c. desolation] Or, astonishment. an hissing] A matter of scorn and derision. reproch of my people] The ignominious punishment for having profaned the name and title of being my people, and my Church, by your sinnes, Ezekiel 36:20. 23. Romans 2:24.