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The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
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The End of the Priesthood
Commentators explain that those taken captive were the highest religious authorities: Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah his deputy (the 'sagan'), and three key temple administrators. Their capture signified the total collapse of the formal worship system God had established in Jerusalem.
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Jeremiah
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Laus Deo
Commentary on Lamentations
Calvin's Preface
LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
ON
THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest , &c.] That is, out of the temple, where he was ministeri…
Presbyterian
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier ca…
