Thy first father] Either Adam, or their ancestors. Job 31:33. Chap. 1. 5. Ezekiel 16:3. thy teachers] Thy Priests and Prophets. Chap. 38. 7. Heb. interpreters. Job 33:23. Or, Orators; or, Ambassadours. 2 Chronicles 32:31. whose office it was to mediate between God and his people, making known his will to them. Deuteronomy 33:10. Jerem. 15. 19. Malachi 2:7. and praying to him for them. Exodus 32:30 1 Samuel 12:23. Malachi 1:9.