Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.
The chapter that holds this warning is prophecy, and it calls for close, critical and thoughtful study. It is not to be passed over lightly but to be weighed with care for what it reveals about divine dealing. The warning is that persistence in resisting instruction brings a turning away of God's face. The same fate meets those who lay stumbling blocks in the path of others, for their course invites the very judgment they feared.
The chapter that holds this warning is prophecy, and it calls for close, critical and thoughtful study. It is not to be passed over lightly but to be weighed with care for what it reveals about divine dealing. The warning is that persistence in resisting instruction brings a turning away of God's face. The same fate meets those who lay stumbling blocks in the path of others, for their course invites the very judgment they feared.