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Sanctify yourselves, i.e. prepare yourselves, either to receive the miraculous blessings of God, the flesh you desire; or rather,
Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel, in the way of his judgments, and to receive the punishment which God will inflict upon you; for it is evident, from Num_18:20, that God answered them with a curse instead of a blessing. Prepare yourselves by true repentance, that you may either obtain some mitigation of the plague, or, whilst your bodies are destroyed by the flesh you desire and eat, Num_11:33,34, your souls may be saved from the wrath of God. Sanctifying is oft used for preparing, as Jer_6:4 12:3 51:28.
In the ears of the Lord; not secretly in your closets, but openly and impudently in the doors of your tents, Num_11:10, calling heaven and earth to witness your cries and complaints.