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In Vain Have I Smitten Your Children?
In vain have I smitten your children? They received no correction. Your own sword had devoured your prophets like a destroying lion. You'd think you would have been warned by the scattering of Israel. Are you going to have to face Babylonian captivity yourself? Evidently so. In verse 32 he then goes back to the marriage metaphor and paints a powerful picture here. Can a maid forget her ornaments or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number. Despite the fact that we were married. Remember this is the same idea, the same analogy he used before. Don't you remember when we got engaged? And how amazing that was? The love we