Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Parallel translations
- WEB then I will also walk contrary to you; and I will strike you, even I, seven times for your sins.
- BSB then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
- NKJV then I also will walk contrary to you, and I will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
- NASB then I in turn will show hostility toward you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.
- NLT then I myself will be hostile toward you. I will personally strike you with calamity seven times over for your sins.
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Quick answer
If Israel walks contrary to God, He will walk contrary to them and strike them sevenfold. God answers persistent rebellion with just judgment.
Overview
God's response mirrors Israel's posture: as they oppose Him, He opposes them. This is not capricious anger but the righteous outworking of the covenant they agreed to. The sobering principle that God deals with people according to their ways heightens the grace of the gospel, where Christ bears the judgment we deserve.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 22:27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
- Ps 18:26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
- Isa 63:10But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
- Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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