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For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even to Judah; it reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
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The Point of No Return
Commentators explain that Samaria's "incurable wound" refers to a state of spiritual and moral decay so advanced that repentance was no longer possible. Albert Barnes clarifies this isn't about God's inability to heal, but that the people had hardened themselves beyond their "day of grace." This serves as a solemn warning about the ultimate consequences of persistent, unrepented sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For her – Samaria’s
Wound – (literally, her wounds or strokes (the word is used especially of those inflicted by God, as in Le…
19th Century
Anglican
Her wound is incurable. —The state of Samaria is incurable: she is doomed: the destroyer is approaching—indeed, he comes …
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here assumes the character of a mourner, so that he might more deeply impress the Israelites; for we have seen that they were almost un…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For her wound [is] incurable Or her "stroke [is] desperate" F5 . The ruin of Samaria, and the ten tribes, was inevi…
The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Do not gratify those who make merry with the sins or with…