24Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
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And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. …
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-31)Here is, I. A general idea given of the land of Israel, how well it deserved the judgments coming to destroy it and how much it needed these judgments to refine it. Let the prophet tell her plainly, “ Thou art the land that is not cleansed , not refined as metal is, and therefore needest to be again put into the furnace. Means and methods of reformation have been ineffectual; thou art not rained u…
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