Side-ring EXTRA · Divine visitation precedes expulsion
The sequence “the land became defiled — I visited its iniquity upon it — the land vomited out its inhabitants” is read by the classical sources as a causal chain: defilement invites divine accounting, which in turn triggers the Land’s expulsion.
English: “And I visited its iniquity upon it” — the visitation precedes the vomiting; the Land does not expel until the Holy One, blessed be He, has accounted for the sin.
Causal sequence of geulah / galus
Expulsion is not an automatic natural reaction alone; it follows Hashem’s deliberate visitation of the accumulated iniquity. The Land’s sensitivity operates under divine justice.