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Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn [here].

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Men cried to these priests, “Away! Unclean! Away! Away! Touch not.” “Unclean” was the cry of the leper whenever he appeared in public: here it is t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They cried to them — that is, these, as they passed, cried to the blood-stained priests. The cry “unclean” was that uttered by the…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet confirms the previous verse, as I have said, namely, that no part of the city was free from filth, because they cried everywhere, “Depa…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They cried unto them, depart you, [it is] unclean
Or, O you "unclean" F5 ; that is, the people said so to…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Nothing ripens a people more for ruin, nor fills the measure faster, than the sins of priests and prophets. The king himself cannot escape, for Div…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here he presents the mockery of their enemies against the captive citizens.

  1. He reproaches them for the profanation of the holy places:…

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