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[It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
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Leadership's Heavy Burden
Commentators unanimously identify the sins of Jerusalem's spiritual leaders—the prophets and priests—as the direct cause of its destruction. John Calvin notes that while the people were not blameless, their spiritual 'physicians' were impostors who, instead of healing the nation's sin, made it fatal. This highlights the immense responsibility God places on those in spiritual authority.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The blood of the just -Jeremiah 26:7–24 exhibits priests and prophets as the prime movers in an attempt to silence the word of G…
19th Century
Anglican
That have shed the blood of the just ... —The words point to incidents like the death of Zechariah the son of Jehoiada ([…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet, as if dealing with a matter already fully proven, rebukes the Jews so that he might, as was necessary, humble their pride. If he had a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests Aben Ezra interprets this of …
Nothing ripens a people more for ruin, nor fills the measure faster, than the sins of priests and prophets. The king himself cannot escape, for Div…
13th Century
Catholic
Here he gives the reason for the destruction, so that the astonishment would cease.
And first, there is the fault of the prelates: of …
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