"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
"IfanyoneservesMe, he must followMe; and whereI am,thereMy servantwill be also;ifanyoneservesMe, the Fatherwill honorhim.
"'A sonhonors[his] father,and a servanthis master.Then ifI am a father,whereis My honor?And ifI am a master,whereis My respect?'saysthe LORDof hoststo you, O priestswho despiseMy name.But you say,'Howhave we despisedYour name?'
and he wentout to meetAsaand saidto him, "Listento me, Asa,and allJudahand Benjamin:the LORDis with you when you are with Him. And ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will forsakeyou.
Then the Lordsaid,"Becausethispeopledrawnearwith their wordsAnd honorMe with their lipservice,But they removetheir heartsfarfrom Me, And their reverencefor Me consistsof traditionlearned[by rote],
"You shall girdthem with sashes,Aaronand his sons,and bindcapson them, and they shall havethe priesthoodby a perpetualstatute.So you shall ordainAaronand his sons.
"Becausehe has lovedMe, therefore I will deliverhim; I will sethim [securely] on high,becausehe has knownMy name.
"He who offersa sacrificeof thanksgivinghonorsMe; And to him who orders[his] way[aright] I shall showthe salvationof God."
sothat the proofof your faith,[being] more preciousthan goldwhich is perishable,even thoughtestedby fire,may be foundto resultin praiseand gloryand honorat the revelationof JesusChrist;
sothat allwill honorthe Sonevenas they honorthe Father.He who does not honorthe Sondoes not honorthe Fatherwho sentHim.
The LORDhas rewardedme according to my righteousness;According to the cleannessof my handsHe has recompensedme.
Jesusanswered,"I do not havea demon;but I honorMy Father,and you dishonorMe.
"But at the endof that period,I, Nebuchadnezzar,raisedmy eyestoward heavenand my reasonreturnedto me, and I blessedthe MostHighand praisedand honoredHim wholivesforever;For His dominionis an everlastingdominion,And His kingdom[endures] from generationto generation.
but a wholemonth,untilit comesout of your nostrilsand becomesloathsometo you; becauseyou have rejectedthe LORDwhois amongyou and have weptbeforeHim, saying,"Whydid we everleaveEgypt?"'"
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
"Howcanyou believe,when you receivegloryfrom one anotherand you do not seekthe glorythat is from the [one and] onlyGod?
You shall not defilethe landin whichyou live,in the midstof whichI dwell;for I the LORDam dwellingin the midstof the sonsof Israel.'"
"Then the treessaidto the figtree,'You come,reignoverus!'
"They shall be on Aaronand on his sonswhen they enterthe tentof meeting,orwhen they approachthe altarto ministerin the holyplace, so that they do not incurguiltand die.It [shall be] a statuteforeverto him and to his descendantsafterhim.
So the LORDsaidto Solomon,"Becauseyou have donethis,and you have not keptMy covenantand My statutes,whichI have commandedyou, I will surelytearthe kingdomfrom you, and will giveit to your servant.
Like a dreamwhenone awakes,O Lord,when aroused,You will despisetheir form.
"He will callupon Me, and I will answerhim; I will be with him in trouble;I will rescuehim and honorhim.
"Prizeher, and she will exaltyou; She will honoryou ifyou embraceher.
"I lovethose who loveme; And those who diligentlyseekme will findme.
thereforethussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am about to punishShemaiahthe Nehelamiteand his descendants;he will not haveanyonelivingamongthispeople,and he will not seethe goodthat I am about to doto My people,"declaresthe LORD,"becausehe has preachedrebellionagainstthe LORD."'"
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstthe shepherds,and I will demandMy sheepfrom them and make them ceasefrom feedingsheep.So the shepherdswill not feedthemselves anymore,but I will deliverMy flockfrom their mouth,so that they will not be foodfor them."'"
So SolomondismissedAbiatharfrom beingpriestto the LORD,in order to fulfillthe wordof the LORD,whichHe had spokenconcerningthe houseof Eliin Shiloh.
"Whatmorecan Davidstill[say] to You concerning the honor[bestowed] on Your servant?For You knowYour servant.
They opposedUzziahthe kingand saidto him, "It is not for you, Uzziah,to burnincenseto the LORD,but for the priests,the sonsof Aaronwho are consecratedto burnincense.Getout of the sanctuary,for you have beenunfaithfuland will have nohonorfrom the LORDGod."
With the pureYou showYourself pure,And with the crookedYou showYourself astute.
A manwill be praisedaccordingto his insight,But one of perversemindwill be despised.
"For behold,I have madeyou smallamong the nations,Despisedamong men.
"Behold,I am going to rebukeyour offspring,and I will spreadrefuseon your faces,the refuseof your feasts;and you will be takenaway with it.
