27 Thy [a]first father hath sinned, and thy [b]teachers have transgressed against me.

28 Therefore I have [c]profaned the rulers of the Sanctuary, and have made Jacob a curse, and Israel a reproach.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:27 Thine ancestors.
  2. Isaiah 43:27 Thy Priests and thy Prophets.
  3. Isaiah 43:28 That is, rejected, abhorred, and destroyed them in the wilderness and at other times.

27 Your first father(A) sinned;
    those I sent to teach(B) you rebelled(C) against me.
28 So I disgraced the dignitaries of your temple;
    I consigned Jacob to destruction[a](D)
    and Israel to scorn.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 43:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.