11. though . . . full end of all nations . . . yet . . . not . . . of
thee--
(Am 9:8).
The punishment of reprobates is final and fatal; that of God's people
temporary and corrective. Babylon was utterly destroyed: Israel after
chastisement was delivered.
in measure--literally, "with judgment," that is, moderation, not in
the full rigor of justice
(Jer 10:24; 46:28;
Ps 6:1;
Isa 27:8).
not . . . altogether unpunished--
(Ex 34:7).
JFB.
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