Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.
Jesus hates all wickedness, and especially the high crime of idolatry. Sinners run like madmen after false gods where we creep like snails toward the true Lord; their zeal should rebuke our tardiness. Yet the more they hasten, the worse they speed, for their sorrows multiply by their diligence in multiplying their sins.
AI summary
He expresses his abhorrence of those who seek other sources of happiness or worship, and by characterizing their rites by blood drink offerings, he clearly denotes idolaters. The term chosen for sorrows may itself allude to the sorrows produced by idolatrous practices.
AI summary
Their sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. (c) As grief of conscience and miserable destruction. (d) He would neither by outward profession nor in heart, nor in mouth consent to their idolatries.