KJV ORIGINAL
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You discipline your people carefully and with restraint when you send them away: God holds back his harsh judgment when the destroying wind comes.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that when He disciplines His people, He does so with careful measure and restraint, not allowing His judgment to be more severe than necessary.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Isaiah's prophecy about God's future restoration of Israel after their exile. The 'east wind' was a devastating desert wind known in the Middle East for destroying crops and bringing drought. Isaiah is describing how God's discipline of His people through exile would be measured and controlled, not unlimited destruction.
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