And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
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Gill's Exposition
And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles To find out the sins of the inhabitants of it, and the authors of them, and punish them for them, however hid and…
Barnes' Notes
I will search - (Literally, “diligently”). The word is always used of a minute diligent search, whereby places, persons, things, are searched and sifted one by one in every corner, until it be found…
Adam Clarke
I will search Jerusalem with candles - I will make a universal and thorough search.
That are settled on their lees - Those who are careless, satisfied with the goods of this life; who trust in their…
Notice is here given to Judah and Jerusalem that God is coming forth against them, and will be with them shortly; his presence, as a just avenger, his day, the day of his judgment and his wrath, are…
Cambridge Bible
I will search Jerusalem with candles lit. with lamps, or, lanterns, Luk 15:8. The darkest places shall be penetrated and those lurking in them discovered. Jehovah searches, though it may be by the…
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