If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
Parallel translations
- WEB “If the plague comes again, and breaks out in the house, after he has taken out the stones, and after he has scraped the house, and after it was plastered;
- KJV And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
- ESV “If the disease breaks out again in the house, after he has taken out the stones and scraped the house and plastered it,
- NKJV “Now if the plague comes back and breaks out in the house, after he has taken away the stones, after he has scraped the house, and after it is plastered,
- NASB “If, however, the spot breaks out again in the house after he has pulled out the stones and scraped the house, and after it has been replastered,
- NLT “But if the mildew reappears after all the stones have been replaced and the house has been scraped and replastered,
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Quick answer
If the plague breaks out again after the stones, scraping, and replastering, further judgment is needed. It matters because returning contamination shows the corruption is not contained and demands more drastic action.
Overview
When the plague recurs despite thorough repair, its persistent, spreading nature is exposed and partial measures prove insufficient. Like deep-rooted sin, such corruption resists ordinary remedies. This sets the stage for the house's destruction, warning that corruption which will not yield to cleansing must ultimately be wholly removed.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Pet 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
- Jude 1:12These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being uprooted.
- 2 Pet 2:22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
- Heb 6:4–8It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- Ezek 24:13Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
- Jer 6:28–30All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
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