Isa 30:9, 57:4 | JFB | STEP | 9. lying —unfaithful to Jehovah, whose covenant they had taken on them as His adopted children ( ).

Isaiah 30:9

9. lying—unfaithful to Jehovah, whose covenant they had taken on them as His adopted children (Isa 59:13; Pr 30:9).

Isaiah 57:4

4. sport yourselves—make a mock (Isa 66:5). Are ye aware of the glory of Him whom you mock, by mocking His servants ("the righteous," Isa 57:1)? (2Ch 36:16).

make . . . wide mouth— (Ps 22:7, 13; 35:21; La 2:16).

children of transgression, &c.—not merely children of transgressors, and a seed of false parents, but of transgression and falsehood itself, utterly unfaithful to God.