By measure, when it shoots forth, You will contend with it; He will remove it by His rough wind in the day of the east wind, establishing that God's judgment against Israel is calibrated and measured, removed through divine action just as it was imposed. The imagery of measuring and shooting forth suggests careful regulation and purposeful direction. The removal by God's rough wind suggests the active reversal of judgment, the clearing away of what had obscured Israel's restoration. The east wind—often destructive in the ancient Near East—here becomes the agent of God's judgment and its removal. This verse assures that Israel's judgment, while real, is neither eternal nor absolute, that God's purposes for Israel include both judgment and restoration.

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