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You shall be profaned in yourself, in the sight of the nations; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
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A Self-Inflicted Dishonor
Multiple commentators highlight that a better translation for the first phrase is "you shall be profaned by yourself." This emphasizes that Israel's loss of its holy status was a self-inflicted wound. Through their own misconduct and sin, they forfeited the privileges of being God's chosen nation, becoming dishonored in the sight of the world.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You shall take ... - The marginal reading is better. You shall, by your own fault, forfeit the privileges of a holy nation.
19th Century
Anglican
You shall take your inheritance.— Rather, you shall be profaned by yourself. The same word occurs in Ezekiel 7:24, and is…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall take your inheritance in yourself in the sight of the Heathen No longer…
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