“I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;”
I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests—God's judgment turns specifically toward Judah and Jerusalem, addressing their idolatrous compromise. The 'remnant of Baal' and 'idolatrous priests' indicate that despite earlier reformation, pagan religiosity persists. Judgment targets both the false god and its false priesthood, aiming at religious purification through destruction.
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