Destroyed for lack of knowledge— "The ignorance of the true principles of religion which prevails among the people of the ten tribes is the cause of those sins which draw down such heavy judgments upon them." Houbigant, instead of, Thou shalt be no priest to me, reads, That thou shalt not have any command with me: for it is plain, that he addresses the people, and not the priests. But in the next verse he introduces the word priests, which he reads thus, As the priests were increased, so have they greatly offended me; and in the 8th verse, instead of, The sin of my people, he reads, The sin-offerings or sacrifices of my people; and confirm their hearts by their own iniquity: that is, they confirm the people in the worship of the calves, by partaking themselves in that worship.
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Hosea 4:6
6 My people are destroyedc for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.