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2 Kings 21:13

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 21:13

Verse 13 of 26

Scripture focus

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man] wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down.

2 Kings 21:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 21:13

Theological / Devotional

The line of Samaria. God will measure Jerusalem by the same standard by which He had measured Samaria (see Amos 7:7-9; Lam. 2:8). No partiality will be shown. Inasmuch as Judah had before her the example of her sister Israel and had failed to profit by the example, she will be held even more accountable.

As a man wipeth a dish. Jerusalem will be a mere dish in the hand of the Lord, to be thoroughly cleansed by Him. The word “man” does not occur in the Hebrew, and the verb should be translated with a general subject, “as someone wipes a dish.”

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