The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
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Gill's Exposition
The anger of the Lord hath divided them,.... Or, "the face of the Lord" (f); the anger that appeared in his face, in the dispensation of his providence, removed them out of their own land, and…
Barnes' Notes
Literally, The countenance of Yahweh hath scattered them, has driven these outlawed priests here and there, “and He will no more regard them” with favor.
We have here,
I. The sins they were charged with, for which God brought this destruction upon them, and which served to justify God in it (Lam 4:13, Lam 4:14): It is for the sins of her prophets, and…
Cambridge Bible
hath divided them hath scattered them(among the nations).
they men, as in the previous v.
elders with LXX read prophets, which is more in harmony with the preceding context. Pe. suggests that "elders"…
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