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I will judge you, as women who break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will bring on you the blood of wrath and jealousy.
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God's Specific Charges
Commentators explain that God's judgment is presented as a legal sentence for two specific capital crimes under Mosaic Law: adultery (representing Israel's idolatry) and murder (representing the horrific practice of child sacrifice). This shows God's justice is specific and rooted in His own declared law, not just a random outburst of anger.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Judah is now represented as undergoing the punishment adjudged to an adulteress and murderess. Only in her utter destruction will the wrath of the …
19th Century
Anglican
Women who break wedlock and shed blood. —Under the Mosaic law, the penalty for adultery was death (Leviticus 20:10). T…
16th Century
Protestant
This verse is added only for the sake of explanation. God had already explained briefly and clearly every event that would happen to the Jews; yet,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will judge thee as women that break wedlock. The marriage covenant, defile the marriage bed, and were adulteresses,…
In this chapter, God's dealings with the Jewish nation and their conduct toward Him are described, along with their punishment through the surround…
