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Since you persist to implead me of iniquity in my judgments, after all I have said to clear myself, there is nothing left by which I may be cleared but this, to proceed with you according to your doings.
I will judge you; I will debate, determine with you.
O house of Israel; who do keep up this opinion of me, the proud contemnors of God, and justifiers of themselves.
Every one; none shall be overlooked or excused, every one shall be judged.
According to his ways; your ways shall be the standard and measure; if they are good, you shall receive good; if evil, you shall suffer evil; and then there can be no colour of complaint.
Repent; it will be safest for you that are proud quarrellers; be therefore advised, repent, and venture not your life and welfare on self-justification. Some others there were of better temper; they are exhorted by repentance to prevent wrath, and prepare for the mercy which the Lord ever showeth to the penitent, as Eze_18:21,22.
Turn yourselves; or, return yourselves; persuade others also. (Yourselves is not in the Hebrew.)
Iniquity; neither your ungodly practices, nor your unjust opinions of me and my ways, saith the Lord.
Shall not be your ruin, the cause of your temporal and eternal misery. Or thus, Cease from sin, then you will judge aright, and not be stumbled at the supposed inequality of my judgments: who leave sin, can see what mercy spared, pardoned, saved them; but who live in sin, will have soft thoughts for sin, and hard thoughts of God.