Matthew Poole and continuators on Genesis 44:16

16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my Lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear our selves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my Lords servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.

Who speaks in the cause, as being one of the eldest, and a person of most gravity and discretion and readiness of speech, and most eminently concerned for his brother.

viz. This iniquity, of which it seems some of us are guilty, and God hath discovered it. Or, iniquity may be put for iniquities, whether we are guilty of this fact or not we are certainly guilty of many other sins, for which God is now punishing us, to whose providence we therefore willingly submit.