36:14a Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people

In addition, all the leaders of the priests and the people ⌊of Judah⌋
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Also, all the leaders of the sacrificers and the people ⌊of Judah⌋

36:14b multiplied their unfaithful deeds,

were increasingly less loyal to Yahweh.
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abandoned Yahweh for other gods more and more.

36:14c following all the abominations of the nations,

They did the same evil things that the nations used to do.
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They did the bad things that people of other nations were doing, things that ⌊Yahweh⌋ hated.

36:14d and they defiled the house of the LORD,

⌊These practices⌋ made the temple of Yahweh ceremonially unclean.
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⌊Because they did this,⌋ the house of Yahweh became a place that was not fit for worship.

36:14e which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

That temple in Jerusalem, Yahweh had made it be holy.
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Yahweh had set that house apart for himself in Jerusalem.

Section 36:15-21

The army of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem

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