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Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therefore I have profaned — The princes of the sanctuary, that is, the priests, were by their office regarded as sacred, or set apart to the…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary. —Better, holy princes. The title is given to the chief priests in …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Therefore I will pollute. The copulative ו (vau) here means therefore, and the preterite tense, I have polluted,

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary
Or will do it; the past tense for the future, common in proph…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who neglect to call upon God are weary of him. The Master did not tire the servants with his commands, but they tired him with disobedience. …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. And now thus says the LORD. Here he shows them divine love through the remedies he granted them in their difficulties. This is d…

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