Other stones will be brought in to replace the ones that were removed, and the walls will be replastered.
Parallel translations
- WEB They shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.
- KJV And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
- BSB So different stones must be obtained to replace the contaminated ones, as well as additional mortar to replaster the house.
- NKJV Then they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones, and he shall take other mortar and plaster the house.
- NASB Then they shall take other stones and replace the discarded stones, and he shall take other plaster and replaster the house.
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Quick answer
New stones and fresh plaster are put in place of those removed. It matters because cleansing was followed by restoration, rebuilding what corruption had required to be torn out.
Overview
After the contaminated portions are removed, the house is repaired with new stones and new plaster, restoring it to wholeness. The pattern of removal followed by renewal reflects God's redemptive way: he does not merely cut away corruption but rebuilds and restores. This anticipates the gospel, in which God removes sin and makes his people new (2 Corinthians 5:17).
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- 1 Tim 5:9–10Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
- Titus 1:5–9I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
- 2 Chr 19:5–7He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- 2 Tim 2:2The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
- Josh 24:15If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”
- 2 Chr 29:4–5He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the wide place on the east,
- Acts 1:20–26For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’
- Gen 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”
- 1 Tim 5:21–22I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
- 2 Chr 17:7–9Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
- Ps 101:6My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.
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