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Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung on your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and you shall be taken away with it.
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God Rejects Empty Rituals
Commentators explain the shocking image of dung being spread on the priests' faces signifies God's total disgust with their corrupted worship. They offered flawed sacrifices and went through the motions without honoring God. This serves as a powerful warning that God desires sincere, heartfelt worship, not just empty religious ceremonies.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your sake -, that is, so that it should not grow. He who works by His sustaining will all the op…
19th Century
Anglican
The decree against the priests.
16th Century
Protestant
He confirms here again what he had said in the last verse — that they would perceive God’s curse in want and poverty. The curse of God is any kind …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, I will corrupt your seed Or, "the seed for you" F18 ; that is, for your sake, as Kimchi and Ben M…
What is said here of the covenant of priesthood, is true of the covenant of grace made with all believers, as spiritual priests. It is a covenant o…
