because of the evil they have done. They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.
They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fea
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you,
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordin
Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they a
And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Jus
He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the
But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst
Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, a
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the tr
Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is
They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His
The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God
Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served oth
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they
But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame?
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher t