I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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Interpretation
The holy God hates sin most in those nearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woful state.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.