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Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling.
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Judgment Begins with Leaders
Commentators explain that the "princes of the sanctuary" refers to Israel's priests. God's judgment involved "profaning" them, meaning He stripped them of their sacred office and honor, treating them as common people. This demonstrates that spiritual authority is not a shield against accountability for sin; leaders who transgress face severe consequences.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore I have profaned — The princes of the sanctuary, that is, the priests, were by their office regarded as sacred, or set apart to the…
19th Century
Anglican
I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary. —Better, holy princes. The title is given to the chief priests in …
Baptist
Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have …
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16th Century
Protestant
Therefore I will pollute. The copulative ו (vau) here means therefore, and the preterite tense, I have polluted,
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary Or will do it; the past tense for the future, common in proph…
Those who neglect to call upon God are weary of him. The Master did not tire the servants with his commands, but they tired him with disobedience. …
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13th Century
Catholic
And now thus says the LORD. Here he shows them divine love through the remedies he granted them in their difficulties. This is d…
