“Son of man, say to her, ‘You are a land that is not clean or rained on 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.’
- KJV Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon 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.’
- 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The imagery of a land without cleansing rain pictures God's favor withdrawn and judgment poised to fall.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 28:22In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against Yahweh, this same king Ahaz.
- Jer 2:30“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
- Isa 1:5Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- 2 Chr 36:14–16Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted Yahweh’s house which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
- Isa 9:13Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
- Jer 5:3O Yahweh, don’t your eyes look on truth? You have stricken them, but they were not grieved. You have 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 blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
- Jer 44:16–19“As for the word that you have spoken to us in Yahweh’s name, we will not listen to you.
- Ezek 24:13In your filthiness is lewdness: because I have cleansed you and you weren’t cleansed, you shall not be cleansed from your filthiness any more, until I have caused my wrath toward you to rest.
- Zeph 3:2She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in Yahweh. She didn’t draw near to her God.
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