And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
Parallel translations
- WEB “‘If by these things you won’t be reformed to me, but will walk contrary to me;
- KJV And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
- NKJV ‘And if by these things you are not reformed by Me, but walk contrary to Me,
- NASB ‘And if by these things you do not learn your lesson regarding Me, but you show hostility toward Me,
- NLT “And if you fail to learn the lesson and continue your hostility toward me,
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Quick answer
If discipline still does not reform Israel and they keep opposing God, judgment will continue. God's correction calls for genuine repentance.
Overview
This verse marks another stage in the escalating warnings, hinging on whether Israel will be 'reformed,' that is, truly corrected. God's purpose in discipline is reformation of the heart, not mere suffering. The conditional language shows that the path back to blessing always lies open through repentance.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 5:3O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.
- Jer 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
- Amos 4:6–12“I beset all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
- Lev 26:21If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
- Isa 1:16–20Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!
- Ezek 24:13–14Because 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.
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