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First I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.
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A 'Double' but Just Punishment
Scholars clarify that God's promise to 'recompense their sin double' does not mean an unjust or excessive punishment. Rather, it signifies a full, complete, and severe penalty, in line with legal principles from the Law of Moses. It means the punishment will be carried out to the utmost, with no leniency, because the debt of sin must be paid in full before restoration can occur.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
First - Before the return from exile.
I will recompense their iniquity ... double - The ordinary rule of the Law ([Re…
19th Century
Anglican
I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double. —A restitution, or fine, to double the amount of the wrong done wa…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah introduces nothing new here but continues with the subject we observed in the previous verse—that God would not deal so severely with the …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double Or, "but first I will…
The restoration from the Babylonian captivity would be remembered in place of the deliverance from Egypt; it also typified spiritual redemption, an…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, he gives the cause of the previously mentioned punishment.
First, he poses the question: why has the LORD spoken all this great…
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