“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,
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;
- BSB If the mildew reappears in the house after the stones have been torn out and the house has been scraped and replastered,
- 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,
- 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.
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- 2 Pet 2:20For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
- Jude 1:12These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
- 2 Pet 2:22But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”
- Heb 6:4–8For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
- 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.
- Jer 6:28–30They are all grievous rebels, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
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