H3548The priestsH559said[H8804] H3068not, Where is the LORDH8610? and they that handle[H8802] H8451the lawH3045knew[H8804] H7462me not: the pastors[H8802] H6586also transgressed[H8804] H5030against me, and the prophetsH5012prophesied[H8738] H1168by BaalH1980, and walked[H8804] H310afterH3276things that do not profit[H8686] .
H835HappyH3478art thou, O IsraelH5971: who is like unto thee, O peopleH3467saved[H8737] H3068by the LORDH4043, the shieldH5828of thy helpH2719, and who is the swordH1346of thy excellencyH341! and thine enemies[H8802] H3584shall be found liars[H8735] H1869unto thee; and thou shalt tread[H8799] H1116upon their high places.
H5080Have ye not cast out[H8689] H3548the priestsH3068of the LORDH1121, the sonsH175of AaronH3881, and the LevitesH6213, and have made[H8799] H3548you priestsH5971after the manner of the nationsH776of other landsH935? so that whosoever cometh[H8802] H4390to consecrate[H8763] H3027 H1121himself with a youngH1241 H6499bullockH7651and sevenH352ramsH3548, the same may be a priestH3808of them that are noH430gods.
H335HowH5545shall I pardon[H8799] H2063thee for thisH1121? thy childrenH5800have forsaken[H8804] H7650me, and sworn[H8735] H3808by them that are noH430godsH7650: when I had fed them to the full[H8686] H5003, they then committed adultery[H8799] H1413, and assembled themselves by troops[H8704] H2181in the harlots[H8802] H1004' houses.
H559Therefore thus saith[H8804] H136the LordH3069GODH1995; Because ye multiplied[H8800] H1471more than the nationsH5439that are round aboutH1980you, and have not walked[H8804] H2708in my statutesH6213, neither have kept[H8804] H4941my judgmentsH6213, neither have done[H8804] H4941according to the judgmentsH1471of the nationsH5439that are round about you;
H7065They have moved me to jealousy[H8765] H3808with that which is notH410GodH3707; they have provoked me to anger[H8765] H1892with their vanitiesH7065: and I will move them to jealousy[H8686] H5971with those which are not a peopleH3707; I will provoke them to anger[H8686] H5036with a foolishH1471nation.
H5800Because that they have forsaken[H8804] H7812me, and have worshipped[H8691] H6253AshtorethH430the goddessH6722of the ZidoniansH3645, ChemoshH430the godH4124of the MoabitesH4445, and MilcomH430the godH1121of the childrenH5983of AmmonH1980, and have not walked[H8804] H1870in my waysH6213, to do[H8800] H3477that which is rightH5869in mine eyesH2708, and to keep my statutesH4941and my judgmentsH1732, as did DavidH1his father.
H4397But the angelH3068of the LORDH1696said[H8765] H452to ElijahH8664the TishbiteH6965, Arise[H8798] H5927, go up[H8798] H7125to meet[H8800] H4397the messengersH4428of the kingH8111of SamariaH1696, and say[H8761] H430unto them, Is it not because there is not a GodH3478in IsraelH1980, that ye go[H8802] H1875to enquire[H8800] H1176of BaalzebubH430the godH6138of Ekron?