26:23-26
“If in spite ...” God foresees mans’ refusal to repent and listen to Him. “do not accept my correction”. The afflictions are not merely punishment, but “correction”, seeking to bring the people to their senses. So now the Lord Himself would be against them. The prophets sometimes spoke of God being against the nation (e.g. Is 1:25; 28:3). There would be no escape. The sword would come against them. If they retreated to the cities, plague would come upon them. Then food would be in short supply.
26:27-30
“If in spite of this ...” The rebellion would continue. Sinful, prideful man is incredibly stubborn. God would be hostile against them, they would end up eating their own sons and daughters. This happened in the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. All the idols they had built would be torn down. There would be many dead, their bodies left on the lifeless and useless idols. Sinful man trusts in things that are utterly useless. God would abhor them. Man was meant to be the pinnacle of God’s creation, but in his disobedience he becomes worthless.
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