Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Son of man, tell her, ‘You are a land that is not cleansed, nor rained on in the day of indignation.’
- BSB “Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has fallen.’
- NKJV “Son of man, say to her: ‘You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of indignation.’
- NASB “Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land that is not clean or rained on in the day of indignation.’
- NLT “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: In the day of my indignation, you will be like a polluted land, a land without rain.
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Quick answer
God calls the land uncleansed and unrained upon in the day of His indignation. The land itself reflects His withheld blessing under judgment.
Overview
The imagery of a land without cleansing rain pictures God's favor withdrawn and judgment poised to fall. Rain in Scripture often signifies blessing, so its absence marks a time of wrath. The verse sets the somber tone for the catalog of corruption that follows.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- 2 Chr 28:22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
- Jer 2:30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
- Isa 1:5Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- 2 Chr 36:14–16Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
- Isa 9:13For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
- Jer 5:3O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
- Jer 6:29The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
- Jer 44:16–19As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
- Ezek 24:13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
- Zeph 3:2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
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