- I will:
- Jerusalem is here represented as the fining pot; all the people, who had become dross, are to be gathered together in it; and the fire of the Chaldeans, blown by the wrath of God, is to melt the whole. No ordinary means will avail to purge their impurities; the most violent must therefore be resorted to. "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Your slainª whom¹ ye have laidª° in the midstª of it, they¹ [are] the flesh,ª and this¹ [city is] the caldron:ª but I will bring you forthª°¹ out of the midstª¹ of it." {Ezk 11:7} + "And utterª° a parableª unto¹ the rebelliousª house,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Set onª° a pot,ª set [it] on,ª° and also¹ pourª° waterª into it: ... Wherefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª to the bloodyª city,ª to the potª whose¹ scumª [is] therein, and whose scumª is not¹ gone outª° of¹ it! bring it outª° pieceª by piece;ª let no¹ lotª fallª° upon¹ it." {Ezk 24:3-6} + "But they¹ knowª° not¹ the thoughtsª of the LORD,ª neither¹ understandª° they his counsel:ª for¹ he shall gatherª° them as the sheavesª into the floor.ª" {Mic 4:12} + "Letª° bothª grow togetherª° untilª the¹ harvest:ª andª inª the¹ timeª of harvestª I will sayª° to the¹ reapers,ª Gather ye togetherª° firstª the¹ tares,ª andª bindª° themª inª bundlesª to² burnª° them:ª butª gatherª° the¹ wheatª intoª myª barn.ª" {Mtt 13:30} + "Asª thereforeª the¹ taresª are gatheredª° andª burnedª° in the fire;ª soª shall it beª° inª the¹ endª of thisª world.ª ... Andª shall castª° themª intoª a furnaceª of fire:ª thereª shall beª° wailingª andª gnashingª of teeth.ª" {Mtt 13:40-42}
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