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"Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary, and will give Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches."

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

But the question why numberless people will profane the memory of their departed by these public advertisements of Slap & Dash, and their evil trade, is a more difficult problem.

From Certain Personal Matters by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)