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therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant.
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The Cracking Wall of Sin
All commentators agree on the verse's central image: a high wall that has been slowly bulging and weakening, which then collapses suddenly. This illustrates how the consequences of sin, specifically Israel's choice to rely on Egypt instead of God, may build up over time, but the resulting ruin arrives unexpectedly and catastrophically.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore this iniquity - That is, this refusing to trust in Yahweh, and this intention to seek the alliance of Egypt. The general sense of …
19th Century
Anglican
As a breach ready to fall. —The ill-built, half-decayed houses of Jerusalem may have furnished the outward imagery of the parable.…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore shall your iniquity be like a breach falling. This is a threat of punishment, and Isaiah expresses it by a very appropriate meta…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall Or, "as a falling breach…
The Jews were the only people professing God that He then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. They had the light, but they loved…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to you, apostate children. In this section, the prophet issues threats against those who despised the prophet Jeremia…
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