2 Corinthians 3:16 - Exposition

When it shall turn to the Lord. The nominative of the verb is not expressed. Obviously the most natural word to supply is the one last alluded to, namely, "the heart of Israel." The verb may have been suggested by Exodus 34:31 . Shall be taken away; literally, is in course of removal . The tenses imply that "the moment the heart of Israel shall have turned to the Lord, the removal of the veil begins." Then "they shall look on him whom they pierced" ( Zechariah 12:10 ); "He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations" ( Isaiah 25:7 ).