This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. Withholding of rain serves as the universal punishment for non-participation in Jerusalem's worship, applying equally to all nations regardless of historical significance or former power. The reiteration of this principle establishes it as the governing law of the eschatological order. The specification that the punishment applies to all nations indicates the universal character of God's worship requirements, with no exemption based on power, history, or previous status. This verse emphasizes the uniformity of God's righteous government in the final age, where all creation operates according to consistent principles reflecting divine justice. The universal application of the same punishment to all non-compliant nations suggests an egalitarian eschatological order in which former distinctions of power disappear.

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