He was rejected — He could not obtain it. For he found no place for repentance — There was no room for any such repentance as would regain what he had lost. Though he sought it — The blessing of the birth — right. Diligently with tears — He sought too late. Let us use the present time.
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Hebrews 12:17
17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no placee of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.