1. Connected with the close of the twelfth chapter. The mourning penitents are here comforted. fountain opened —It has been long opened, but then first it shall be so " to the house of David, " c. (representing all Israel) after their long and weary wanderings. Like Hagar in the wilderness they remain ignorant of the refreshment near them, until God " opens their eyes" ( Genesis 21:19 ) [MOORE]. It is not the fountain, but their eyes that need to be opened. It shall be a "fountain" ever flowing not a laver needing constantly to be replenished with water, such as stood between the tabernacle and altar ( Exodus 30:18 ). for sin . . . uncleanness —that is, judicial guilt and moral impurity. Thus justification and sanctification are implied in this verse as both flowing from the blood of Christ, not from ceremonial sacrifices ( 1 Corinthians 1:30 ; Hebrews 9:13 ; Hebrews 9:14 ; 1 John 1:7 ; compare Ezekiel 36:25 ). Sin in Hebrew is literally a missing the mark or way. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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