“For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.”
The abomination in the temple: 'The people of Judah have done evil in my eyes, declares the LORD. They have set up their vile images in the house that bears my Name and have defiled it.' This verse indicates that the temple itself has been desecrated: 'vile images' (idols) have been 'set up' in God's house. The phrase 'they have defiled it' indicates the profanation of the sacred space. Theologically, this verse indicates that the violation is not merely general apostasy but the specific desecration of the most sacred space in Israel: the temple where God's name dwells has been filled with idols.
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