they that are far from thee Better, they that go far from thee, Vulg., qui elongant se a te. Desertion of God the source of life (Psalms 36:9) can lead only to ruin and death.

all them that go a whoring from thee All Israelites who are faithless to the covenant with God. The figure of marriage is used to express the closeness of Jehovah's relation to His people (Hosea 2:2 ff;; Isaiah 54:5-6; and often), and consequently apostasy is spoken of as infidelity to the marriage vow.

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