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=== (Isa. 5:5, 6) ===

===== Jehovah would: =====
* Remove the protective wall
* Stop pruning and hoeing
* Withhold rain
* Allow thorns and weeds

===== - Because Israel rejected Jehovah’s care, he would remove protection. =====
* The Assyrian and Babylonian invasions fulfilled this.
* This was not harshness — it was the natural consequence of refusing Jehovah’s efforts.

===== - Jehovah still disciplines with love. =====
* If a Christian persistently pushes away Jehovah’s guidance, He may allow consequences that help them see the need to return.
* But the beauty today: Jehovah is patient, and discipline is always aimed at restoration, not destruction.

===== - A gardener stops watering a plant that constantly produces thorns despite the best care. The point isn't cruelty — it's that growth requires the plant’s cooperation. =====