So the word of the LORD will be to them: 'Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little,' that they may go and stumble backward, and be broken and snared and taken captive, establishing that God's word, rejected when offered with clarity and compassion, becomes an instrument of judgment, leading to stumbling and captivity. The repetition of the precepts now becomes not a pedagogical tool for learning but an instrument of confusion and judgment. The stumbling backward suggests regression and loss of way. The breaking, snaring, and captivity suggest the consequences of persistent rejection: the people who will not accept God's offered rest are thrust into suffering and subjugation. This verse transforms the instruction offered for blessing into a judgment that leads to destruction.

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