And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.
And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.
And she said, The glory hath departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
She said, "The glory has departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken."
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.
The lesson of the ruin brought upon Churches by the covetousness and profligacy of their priests, which is here taught us so forcibly, and which has been again and again illustrated in Jews and Christians, is too solemn and important to be overlooked. When the glory of holiness departs from what should be a holy community, the glory of God's presence has already departed, and the outward tokens of His protection may be expected to depart soon likewise. (Compare Ezekiel 10:18; Ezekiel 11:23; Revelation 2:5.) But though particular congregations may fall, our Lord's promise will never fail his people Matthew 28:20.
4:22 The ark - This is repeated to shew, her piety, and that the public loss lay heavier upon her spirit, than her personal or domestic calamity.