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Thou hast borne thy
lewdness and thine abominations, saith
the LORD.
You will bear
the consequences of your
lewdness and your abominations, declares
the LORD.
For thus saith
the Lord GOD; I will even deal with
thee as thou hast done, which hast
despised the oath in breaking
the covenant.
For this is what
the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have
despised the oath by breaking
the covenant.
Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with
thee in
the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto
thee an
everlasting covenant.
But I will remember
the covenant I made with you in
the days of your youth, and I will establish an
everlasting covenant with you.
Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be
ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give
them unto
thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
Then you will remember your ways and be
ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give
them to you as daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.
And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD:
So I will establish My covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD,
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am
pacified toward
thee for all that thou hast done, saith
the Lord GOD.
so that when I make
atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be
ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares
the Lord GOD.”
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, put forth a
riddle, and speak a parable unto
the house of Israel;
“Son of man,
pose a
riddle; speak a parable to
the house of Israel
And say, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had
divers colours, came unto
Lebanon, and took
the highest branch of
the cedar:
and tell
them that this is what
the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to
Lebanon and took away
the top of
the cedar.
He
cropped off
the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of
traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
He
plucked off its
topmost shoot, carried it to
the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
He took also of
the seed of
the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a
willow tree.
He took some of
the seed of
the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a
willow.
And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low
stature, whose branches turned toward him, and
the roots
thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
It
sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by
the furrows of her
plantation.
But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.
Say thou, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Shall it
prosper? shall he not pull up
the roots
thereof, and cut off
the fruit
thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all
the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to
pluck it up by
the roots
thereof.
So you are to tell
them that this is what
the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it
flourish? Will it not be uprooted and
stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it
prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when
the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in
the furrows where it grew.
Even if it is
transplanted, will it
flourish? Will it not completely wither when
the east wind strikes? It will wither on
the bed where it
sprouted.’”
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Say now to
the rebellious house, Know ye not what
these things mean? tell
them, Behold,
the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken
the king
thereof, and
the princes
thereof, and led
them with him to Babylon;
“Now say to this
rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what
these things mean?’ Tell
them, ‘Behold,
the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought
them back with him to Babylon.
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
so that
the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up,
surviving only by keeping his covenant.
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that
they might give him horses and much people. Shall he
prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break
the covenant, and be delivered?
But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he
flourish? Will
the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
As I live, saith
the Lord GOD, surely in
the place where
the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he
despised, and whose covenant he
brake, even with him in
the midst of Babylon he shall die.
‘As surely as I live,’ declares
the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in
the land of
the king who enthroned him, whose oath he
despised and whose covenant he broke.
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:
Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast
horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
Seeing he
despised the oath by breaking
the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all
these things, he shall not escape.
He
despised the oath by breaking
the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in
pledge yet did all
these things, he will not escape!’
Therefore thus saith
the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath
despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I
recompense upon his own head.
Therefore this is what
the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he
despised and My covenant that he broke.
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my
snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will
plead with him
there for his
trespass that he hath
trespassed against me.
I will spread My net over him and catch him in My
snare. I will bring him to Babylon and
execute judgment upon him
there for
the treason he committed against Me.
And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
All his choice troops will fall by
the sword, and those who
survive will be scattered to every wind.
Then you will know that I,
the LORD, have spoken.’
Thus saith
the Lord GOD; I will also take of
the highest branch of
the high
cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from
the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
This is what
the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from
the lofty top of
the cedar, and I will set it out. I will
pluck a tender
sprig from its
topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
In
the mountain of
the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly
cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in
the shadow of
the branches
thereof shall
they dwell.
I will plant it on
the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a
majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in
the shade of its branches.
And all
the trees of
the field shall know that I
the LORD have brought down
the high tree, have
exalted the low tree, have dried up
the green tree, and have made
the dry tree to
flourish: I
the LORD have brought down
the high tree, have
exalted the low tree, have dried up
the green tree, and have made
the dry tree to
flourish: I
the LORD have spoken and have done it.
Then all
the trees of
the field will know that I am
the LORD. I bring
the tall tree down and make
the low tree tall. I dry up
the green tree and make
the withered tree
flourish. I,
the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it.’”
The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
What mean ye, that ye use this
proverb concerning
the land of Israel, saying,
The fathers have eaten
sour grapes, and
the children’s teeth are set on edge?
“What do you people mean by
quoting this
proverb about
the land of Israel: ‘
The fathers have eaten
sour grapes, and
the teeth of
the children are set on edge’?
As I live, saith
the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this
proverb in Israel.
As surely as I live, declares
the Lord GOD, you will no longer
quote this
proverb in Israel.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
And hath not eaten upon
the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to
the idols of
the house of Israel, neither hath
defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a
menstruous woman,
He does not eat at
the mountain or look to
the idols of
the house of Israel. He does not
defile his
neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.
And hath not
oppressed any, but hath restored to
the debtor his
pledge, hath
spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to
the hungry, and hath covered
the naked with a garment;
He does not
oppress another, but restores
the pledge to
the debtor. He does not commit
robbery, but gives his bread to
the hungry and covers
the naked with clothing.
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
If he
beget a son that is a
robber, a
shedder of blood, and that doeth
the like to any one of
these things,
Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things,
And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon
the mountains, and
defiled his neighbour’s wife,
though
the father has done none of
them: Indeed,
the son eats at
the mountain and defiles his
neighbor’s wife.
He oppresses
the poor and
needy; he commits
robbery and does not restore a
pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.
Hath given forth upon
usury, and hath taken increase: shall he
then live? he shall not live: he hath done all
these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
He engages in
usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all
these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.
Now, lo, if he
beget a son, that
seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
That hath not eaten upon
the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to
the idols of
the house of Israel, hath not
defiled his neighbour’s wife,
He does not eat at
the mountain or look to
the idols of
the house of Israel. He does not
defile his
neighbor’s wife.
He does not
oppress another, or retain a
pledge, or commit
robbery. He gives his bread to
the hungry and covers
the naked with clothing.
That hath taken off his hand from
the poor, that hath not received
usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for
the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
He withholds his hand from
harming the poor and takes no interest or
usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
Yet say ye, Why?
doth not
the son bear
the iniquity of
the father? When
the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done
them, he shall surely live.
Yet you may ask, ‘Why shouldn’t the son bear the iniquity of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will surely live.
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
Do I take any pleasure in
the death of
the wicked? declares
the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I
prefer that he turn from his ways and live?
But when
the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all
the abominations that
the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his
trespass that he hath
trespassed, and in his sin that he hath
sinned, in
them shall he die.
But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity,
committing the same abominations as
the wicked, will he live? None of
the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of
the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.
If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Because he considered and turned from all the transgressions he had committed, he will surely live; he will not die.
Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?
Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith
the Lord GOD.
Repent, and turn
yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares
the Lord GOD.
Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your
downfall.
Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have
transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Cast away from
yourselves all
the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for
yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?
For I have no pleasure in
the death of him that dieth, saith
the Lord GOD: wherefore turn
yourselves, and live ye.
For I take no pleasure in
anyone’s death, declares
the Lord GOD. So
repent and live!
Moreover take thou up a
lamentation for
the princes of Israel,
“As for you, take up a
lament for
the princes of Israel
And say, What is thy mother? A
lioness: she lay down among lions, she
nourished her whelps among young lions.
and say: ‘What was your mother? A
lioness among
the lions! She lay down among
the young lions; she reared her cubs.
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch
the prey; it
devoured men.
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to
tear his prey, he
devoured men.
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
When
the nations heard of him, he was
trapped in
their pit. With hooks
they led him away to
the land of Egypt.
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
And he went up and down among
the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch
the prey, and
devoured men.
He
prowled among
the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to
tear his prey, he
devoured men.
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
Then the nations set out against him from
the provinces on every side.
They spread
their net over him; he was
trapped in
their pit.
And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
With hooks
they caged him and brought him to
the king of Babylon.
They brought him into captivity so that his
roar was heard no longer on
the mountains of Israel.
Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
Your mother was like a vine in your
vineyard, planted by
the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of
the abundant waters.
And she had strong rods for
the sceptres of
them that bare rule, and her
stature was
exalted among
the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with
the multitude of her branches.
It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s
scepter. It towered high above
the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
But she was
plucked up in
fury, she was cast down to
the ground, and
the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and
withered;
the fire consumed
them.
But it was uprooted in
fury, cast down to
the ground, and
the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were
stripped off and
they withered;
the fire consumed
them.
And now she is planted in
the wilderness, in a dry and
thirsty ground.
Now it is planted in
the wilderness, in a dry and
thirsty land.
And it came to pass in
the seventh year, in
the fifth month,
the tenth day of
the month, that certain of
the elders of Israel came to
enquire of
the LORD, and sat before me.
In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Son of man, speak unto
the elders of Israel, and say unto
them, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Are ye come to
enquire of me? As I live, saith
the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
Wilt thou judge
them, son of man,
wilt thou judge
them? cause
them to know
the abominations of
their fathers:
Will you judge
them, will you judge
them, son of man?
Confront them with
the abominations of
their fathers
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
and tell
them that this is what
the Lord GOD says: On
the day I chose Israel, I
swore an oath to
the descendants of
the house of Jacob and made Myself known to
them in
the land of Egypt. With an
uplifted hand I said to
them, ‘I am
the LORD your God.’
In
the day that I lifted up mine hand unto
them, to bring
them forth of
the land of Egypt into a land that I had
espied for
them, flowing with milk and honey, which is
the glory of all lands:
On that day I
swore to bring
them out of
the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for
them, a land flowing with milk and honey,
the glory of all lands.
Then said I unto
them, Cast ye away every man
the abominations of his eyes, and
defile not
yourselves with
the idols of Egypt: I am
the LORD your God.
And I said to
them: ‘Each of you must throw away
the abominations before his eyes, and you must not
defile yourselves with
the idols of Egypt. I am
the LORD your God.’
But
they rebelled against me, and would not
hearken unto me:
they did not every man cast away
the abominations of
their eyes, neither did
they forsake the idols of Egypt:
then I said, I will pour out my
fury upon
them to
accomplish my anger against
them in
the midst of
the land of Egypt.
But
they rebelled against Me and refused to
listen. None of
them cast away
the abominations before
their eyes, and
they did not
forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon
them and
vent My anger against
them in
the land of Egypt.
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be
polluted before
the heathen, among whom
they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto
them, in bringing
them forth out of
the land of Egypt.
But I acted for
the sake of My name, that it should not be
profaned in
the eyes of
the nations among whom
they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing
them out of
the land of Egypt.
Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them into the wilderness.
And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
Moreover also I gave
them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and
them, that
they might know that I am
the LORD that
sanctify them.
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
But
the house of Israel rebelled against me in
the wilderness:
they walked not in my statutes, and
they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in
them; and my sabbaths
they greatly
polluted:
then I said, I would pour out my
fury upon
them in
the wilderness, to
consume them.
Yet
the house of Israel rebelled against Me in
the wilderness.
They did not follow My statutes and
they rejected My ordinances—though
the man who does
these things will live by
them—and
they utterly
profaned My Sabbaths.
Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon
them and put an end to
them in
the wilderness.
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be
polluted before
the heathen, in whose sight I brought
them out.
But I acted for
the sake of My name, so that it would not be
profaned in
the eyes of
the nations in whose sight I had brought
them out.
Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;
Moreover, with an
uplifted hand I
swore to
them in
the wilderness that I would not bring
them into
the land that I had given
them—a land flowing with milk and honey,
the glory of all lands—
Because
they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but
polluted my sabbaths: for
their heart went after
their idols.
because
they kept
rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and
profaning My Sabbaths; for
their hearts continually went after
their idols.
Nevertheless mine eye
spared them from destroying
them, neither did I make an end of
them in
the wilderness.
Yet I looked on
them with
pity and did not destroy
them or bring
them to an end in
the wilderness.
But I said unto
their children in
the wilderness, Walk ye not in
the statutes of your fathers, neither observe
their judgments, nor
defile yourselves with
their idols:
In
the wilderness I said to
their children: ‘Do not walk in
the statutes of your fathers or keep
their ordinances or
defile yourselves with
their idols.
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them.
And
hallow my sabbaths; and
they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am
the LORD your God.
Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
Notwithstanding
the children rebelled against me:
they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do
them, which if a man do, he shall even live in
them;
they polluted my sabbaths:
then I said, I would pour out my
fury upon
them, to
accomplish my anger against
them in
the wilderness.
But
the children rebelled against Me.
They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though
the man who does
these things will live by
them—and
they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon
them and
vent My anger against
them in
the wilderness.
Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be
polluted in
the sight of
the heathen, in whose sight I brought
them forth.
But I
withheld My hand and acted for
the sake of My name, so that it would not be
profaned in
the eyes of
the nations in whose sight I had brought
them out.
I lifted up mine hand unto
them also in
the wilderness, that I would
scatter them among
the heathen, and
disperse them through
the countries;
However, with an
uplifted hand I
swore to
them in
the wilderness that I would
scatter them among
the nations and
disperse them throughout
the lands.
Because
they had not executed my judgments, but had
despised my statutes, and had
polluted my sabbaths, and
their eyes were after
their fathers’ idols.
For
they did not practice My ordinances, but
they rejected My statutes and
profaned My Sabbaths, fixing
their eyes on
the idols of
their fathers.
Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and ordinances by which they could not live.
And I
polluted them in
their own gifts, in that
they caused to pass through
the fire all that openeth
the womb, that I might make
them desolate, to
the end that
they might know that I am
the LORD.
And I pronounced
them unclean through
their gifts—
the sacrifice of every
firstborn in
the fire—so that I might
devastate them, in order that
they would know that I am
the LORD.
Therefore, son of man, speak unto
the house of Israel, and say unto
them, Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have
blasphemed me, in that
they have committed a
trespass against me.
Therefore, son of man, speak to
the house of Israel, and tell
them that this is what
the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers
blasphemed Me by
their unfaithfulness against Me.
For when I had brought
them into
the land, for
the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to
them,
then they saw every high hill, and all
the thick trees, and
they offered
there their sacrifices, and
there they presented
the provocation of
their offering:
there also
they made
their sweet savour, and poured out
there their drink offerings.
When I brought
them into
the land that I
swore to give
them and
they saw any high hill or
leafy tree,
there they offered
their sacrifices, presented offerings that
provoked Me, sent up
their fragrant incense, and poured out
their drink offerings.
Then I said unto
them, What is
the high place
whereunto ye go? And
the name
thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’ (And to this day it is called Bamah.)