KJV ORIGINAL
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When they scattered to other nations, they completely trashed my reputation. People looked at them and said, 'Wait, these are supposed to be God's people? But they got kicked out of their own land.' My name got dragged through the mud because of what happened to them.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When God's people mess up publicly, it reflects on God's reputation too.
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