Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. ] Or the word of prophecy from before the Lord, as the Targum; and now follows the application of this sign to the thing signified, and the whole intention of it is opened.
6
Then after a long time, the Lord said to me, Up! go to Parah and get the band which I gave you orders to put there.
7
So I went to Parah and, uncovering the hole, took the band from the place where I had put it away: and the band was damaged and of no use for anything.
9
The Lord has said, In this way I will do damage to the pride of Judah and to the great pride of Jerusalem.
10
These evil people who say they will not give ear to my words, who go on in the pride of their hearts and have become servants and worshippers of other gods, will become like this band which is of no use for anything.
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