21. The rendering in AV and RV means that the Temple, profaned already by Israel's idolatry, would be further polluted by the heathen conquerors. Most scholars, however, take the beauty of his (the people's) ornament to refer to the silver and gold of Ezekiel 7:19, and render as in RM, 'they turned it to pride and they made the images.. thereof.' The wealth which had been turned to idolatrous uses would be defiled by passing into heathen hands.

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