16. filled the midst of thee--that is, they have filled
the midst of the city; he as the head of the state being involved in
the guilt of the state, which he did not check, but fostered.
cast thee as profane--no longer treated as sacred, but driven out of
the place of sanctity (see
Eze 28:14)
which thou hast occupied (compare
Ps 89:39).
JFB.
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