Isaiah 33:24

Isa 33:24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein [shall be] forgiven [their] iniquity.

Ver. 24. And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick. ] sc., By reason of the long and strait siege. None shall be so lame, Isa 33:23 or sick and in pain (as here), but that he shall be in case to pursue and prey upon the enemies.

The people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. ] Jehovah Rophe, or the physician, shall heal them on both sides, make them whole every whit. This is a most sweet promise, and highly to be prized by all that are heirs of the promises.

“ Optandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano. ”