“Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.”
The shamelessness: 'Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD.' This verse (similar to 6:15) indicates that the people have lost the capacity for shame. The consequence is that 'they will fall among the fallen...will be brought down.' Theologically, the loss of shame is both symptom and cause of judgment: spiritual corruption expresses itself in shamelessness, which then triggers external judgment.
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