27 Your first father sinned,(A)
and your mediators have rebelled against me.(B)
28 So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary,
and set Jacob apart for destruction(C)
and Israel for scorn.

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27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

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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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Footnotes

  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.