the iniquitie of Iacob be purged] The main end of Gods chastising his people, to reclaim them from their sinnes, that they may not perish by them. Chap. 1. 25. &48. 10. Proverbs 21:30. Daniel 11:35. Malachi 3:3. 1 Corinthians 11:32. Heb. 12. 9, 10. purged] Or, done away. Heb. expiated. Chap. 28. 18. when he maketh all the stones of the altar &c.] When he shall shew the sinceritie of his repentance (till which no reconcilement) by abandoning of his idols and instruments, or monuments of idolatry. Chap. 30. 22. Deuteronomy 7:5. &12. 2, 3. 2 Kings 18:4. &23. 4-20. the groves and images &c.] Or, and the groves and images stand not: abide not; (as Genesis 45:1.) but are demolished. images] Or, sun-images. See Chap. 17. 8.