But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
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Gill's Exposition
But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house,.... To be watchmen or porters in it; to open and shut the doors of it; to sweep and keep it clean; to repair and mend it, and to do such like…
Admonition to the ministering priests, grounded upon former neglect. Eze 44:4 The north gate before the house - The north gate of the inner court. God expostulates with His people in the seat of their…
The Master of the house, being about to set up house again, takes account of his servants the priests, and sees who are fit to be turned out of their places and who to be kept in, and takes a course…
Cambridge Bible
But I will make And I will. The prophet as was natural to him takes a severe view of the conduct of the priests of the high-places, laying much of the blame of Israel's defection upon them (Eze…