holy. See note on Exodus 3:5.
because for our sins... fathers. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 20:5). App-92.
become. reproach. Compare Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 29:18; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:8; Jeremiah 44:12.Ezekiel 5:14; Ezekiel 5:15; Ezekiel 22:4.