The sonsof Israeldidthingssecretlywhichwere not rightagainstthe LORDtheir God.Moreover, they builtfor themselves highplacesin alltheir towns,from watchtowerto fortifiedcity.
He defeatedthe Philistinesas faras Gazaand its territory,from watchtowerto fortifiedcity.
And my heartbecamesecretlyenticed,And my handthrewa kissfrom my mouth,
For they provokedHim with their highplacesAnd aroused His jealousywith their gravenimages.
Woeto those who deeplyhidetheir plansfrom the LORD,And whose deedsare [done] in a darkplace,And they say,"Whoseesus?" or "Whoknowsus?"
"When I had broughtthem into the landwhichI sworeto giveto them, then they saweveryhighhilland everyleafytree,and they offeredtheretheir sacrificesand therethey presentedthe provocationof their offering.Therealso they madetheir soothingaromaand therethey pouredout their drinkofferings.
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,do you seewhatthe eldersof the houseof Israelare committingin the dark,eachmanin the roomof his carvedimages?For they say,The LORDdoes not seeus; the LORDhas forsakenthe land.'"
Is there iniquity[in] Gilead?Surelythey are worthless.In Gilgalthey sacrificebulls,Yes,their altarsare like the stoneheapsBesidethe furrowsof the field.
"Ifyour brother,your mother'sson,oryour sonordaughter,orthe wifeyou cherish,oryour friendwhois as your own soul,enticeyou secretly,saying,Let us goand serveothergods(whomneitheryou noryour fathershave known,
Cursedis the manwhomakesan idolor a moltenimage,an abominationto the LORD,the workof the handsof the craftsman,and sets[it] up in secret.'And allthe peopleshall answerand say,'Amen.'
"Then [men] will say,Becausethey forsookthe covenantof the LORD,the Godof their fathers,whichHe madewith them when He broughtthem out of the landof Egypt.
