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The rebels have gone deep in making slaughter; but I discipline them all.
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Worship as Butchery
Commentators like Calvin and Gill suggest that the term "slaughter" is used contemptuously to describe Israel's idolatrous sacrifices. Though they were performing religious rituals, God viewed these disobedient acts as profane butchery, not true worship. This shows that religious activity, no matter how zealous, is offensive to God if it departs from His commands.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the revolters are profound in making slaughter - Literally, “They made the slaughter deep,” as Isaiah says, “they deeply corrupted t…
19th Century
Anglican
Are profound to make slaughter.— Ewald, followed recently by Nowack, is right in interpreting the Hebrew text as meaning, “The apo…
16th Century
Protestant
The verb שחט, shecheth, means to kill or to sacrifice, and this passage is usually explained in terms of sacrifices; an opinion I do not r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter The revolters are the king, priests, and people, who had revolted f…
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 …
