19. turn again —to us, from having been turned away from us. subdue our iniquities —literally, "tread under foot," as being hostile and deadly to us. Without subjugation of our bad propensities, even pardon could not give us peace. When God takes away the guilt of sin that it may not condemn us, He takes away also the power of sin that it may not rule us. cast . . . into . . . depths of the sea —never to rise again to view, buried out of sight in eternal oblivion: not merely at the shore side, where they may rise again. our . . . their —change of person. Micah in the first case identifying himself and his sins with his people and their sins; in the second, speaking of them and their sins. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-20" class="com-number"
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