When I shall bring again their captivity , the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:
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Gill's Exposition
That thou mayest bear thine own shame,.... So long as the captivity remains; even until Sodom and Samaria, the Gentiles, and the ten tribes, are called and converted:
and mayest be confounded in all…
Barnes' Notes
A denunciation of hopeless ruin. When Sodom shall be rebuilt and shall flourish, when Samaria shall be again a mighty people, then, but not until then, shall Jerusalem be restored.
The prophet here further shows Jerusalem her abominations, by comparing her with those places that had gone before her, and showing that she was worse than any of them, and therefore should, like…
Cambridge Bible
Sodom and Samaria shall be restored, and Jerusalem along with them.
When I shall bring again Rather; and I will bring again. The phrase "turn the captivity" probably means: turn the fortunes (lit. the…
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