“Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.”
The escalation—'You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins, and wearied me with your iniquities'—climaxes the accusation by stating that Israel has made God weary. The reversal of weariness (Israel weary of God, now God weary of Israel's sins) creates symmetry: spiritual exhaustion is mutual. The accusation that Israel has 'burdened' God through sin and 'wearied' God suggests that God experiences the consequences of Israel's apostasy. This verse deepens the confession of guilt.
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