The Lord's Twofold Judgment: Pruning Knife Before Axe
The particle "therefore" (*dio*) anchors judgment in three ascending causes: first, their impiety itself; second, their refusal to repent despite God's discipline ("they turned not to Him that smote them"); and third, their continued obstinacy in refusing to seek the...
Isaiah 9:14Universaldivine judgmentimpenitency and consequences