“And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.”
Retribution: "He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out because of their wickedness; the LORD our God will wipe them out." The promise of divine retribution becomes assured. The double statement emphasizes certainty.
Church Fathers on Psalms 94:23
1. As we listened with much attention, while the Psalm was in reading, so let us listen attentively, while the Lord reveals the mysteries which He has deigned to obscure in this passage. For some mysteries in the Scriptures are shut up for this reason, not that they may be denied, but that they may be opened unto those who knock. If therefore ye knock with affection of piety, and sincere heartfelt love, He, who sees from what motives ye knock, will open unto you. Matthew 7:7…
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