Verse 7
7. Though Judah is to survive the fall of Ephraim, yet "they also" (the men of Judah) have perpetrated like sins to those of Samaria (Isaiah 5:3; Isaiah 5:11), which must be chastised by God.
erred . . . are out of the way—"stagger . . . reel." Repeated, to express the frequency of the vice.
priest . . . prophet—If the ministers of religion sin so grievously, how much more the other rulers (Isaiah 56:10; Isaiah 56:12)!
vision—even in that most sacred function of the prophet to declare God's will revealed to them.
judgment—The priests had the administration of the law committed to them (Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 19:17). It was against the law for the priests to take wine before entering the tabernacle (Leviticus 10:9; Ezekiel 44:21).
Be the first to react on this!