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As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.
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Spiritual Contamination
Commentators explain that the 'fouled' water and 'trodden' food represent corrupted spiritual nourishment. Instead of the pure word of God, the people were being forced to consume the leftovers of their selfish leaders—what scholar John Gill calls 'false doctrines' and human traditions that contaminate the truth.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Baptist
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as for my flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet They are forced to do it, not being able to come…
Presbyterian
The whole nation seemed to be the Lord's flock, yet they were very different characters; but He knew how to distinguish between them. Good pastures…
