Here is repentance that is publicly proclaimed to others. The statement "And it is not proper for me": Could mean, "It did not agree with me". "The verb 'agree' is literally 'be even or level', and from that literal meaning comes the idea of being equal to or of the same value as. The thought here is that the restored sinner will realize that his sin did not give him any advantage and instead worked against him, for it brought him only sickness" (Zuck pp. 147-148).

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Old Testament