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Hear this, you priests, and listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king; for to you pertains the judgment; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
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Leaders Face Stricter Judgment
God specifically summons Israel's priests and royal house for judgment. Commentators like Calvin and Barnes explain that leaders, entrusted with teaching God's law and executing justice, face a stricter standard. Because they became the source of the nation's corruption, they are called out first. This serves as a timeless principle that no earthly rank or religious title provides an exemption from divine accountability.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear you this, O you priests - God, with the solemn threefold summons, arraigns anew all classes in Israel before Him, not now to repentance…
19th Century
Anglican
House of the king refers to his following on both sides of the Jordan—Mizpah on the east side, in Gilead, and Tabor on th…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here again preaches against the whole people, but he mainly directs his discourse to the priests and the rulers, for they were the sour…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear you this, O priests Though idolatrous ones, who called themselves priests, and were reckoned so by others, thou…
The piercing eye of God saw the secret liking and disposition to sin, the love the house of Israel had for their sins, and the dominion their sins …
