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;
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;
- BSB If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
- 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 2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
- Jude 1:12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- 2 Pet 2:22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
- Heb 6:4–8For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
- 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.
- Jer 6:28–30They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
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