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And you have profaned it (you are habitually profaning it), in that you say, "It was the daily result of their daily lives and acts."

The prophet’s rebuke for the dishonoring of God’s name is addressed to the priests as the responsible persons, but applies to the whole nation.

This verse may be confined to the priests, or it may be extended to the whole people, for both views are appropriate. As for my own view, I do not …

But you have profaned it
That is, the name of the Lord, which they are said to despise, (Malachi 1:6) an…

We may each apply to ourselves the charge made here against the priests. Our relationship to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obligates us t…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes