Isaiah 27:9
By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iaakob be purged, and this is all the fruit, the taking away of his sinne: whe he shall make all the stones of the altars, as chalke stones broken in pieces, that the groues and images may not stand vp.
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Exodus 34:13But yee shall ouerthrowe their altars, and breake their images in pieces, and cut downe their groues,
2 Kings 25:9And burnt the house of the Lord, and the Kings house, and all the houses of Ierusalem, and all the great houses burnt he with fire.
2 Chronicles 14:5And he tooke away out of all the cities of Iudah the hie places, and the images: therefore the kingdome was quiet before him.
2 Chronicles 36:19And they burnt the house of God, and brake downe the wall of Ierusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and all the precious vessels thereof, to destroy all.
Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
Proverbs 20:30The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 27:8-13
Correction and Compassion. ( b. c. 718.) 7 Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? 8 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. 9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand… Read the whole commentary →