As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 4 of Hosea. The growth in the number of priests does not produce faithfulness, but greater participation in sin. Hosea denounces that religious leaders benefit from offerings associated with sin and end up desiring the people’s iniquity. The irony is that a religious system can continue functioning outwardly while its leaders accommodate themselves to what God condemns.
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Je mehr ihrer wird, je mehr sie wider mich sündigen; darum will ich ihre Ehre zu Schanden machen.
Conforme a su grandeza así pecaron contra mí: trocaré su honra en afrenta.
Plus ils se sont multipliés, plus ils ont péché contre moi: Je changerai leur gloire en ignominie.
Al pari che son cresciuti, han peccato contro a me; io muterò la lor gloria in vituperio.
Como eles se multiplicaram, assim pecaram contra mim; eu mudarei a sua honra em vergonha.
祭司越發增多,就越發得罪我; 我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱。
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