Whoatethe fatof their sacrifices,[And] drankthe wineof their drinkoffering?Let them riseup and helpyou, Let them be your hidingplace!
"Shall I eatthe fleshof bullsOr drinkthe bloodof malegoats?
otherwiseyou mightmakea covenantwith the inhabitantsof the landand they would playthe harlotwith their godsand sacrificeto their gods,and someone might inviteyou to eatof his sacrifice,
"Then the citiesof Judahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalemwill goand cryto the godsto whomthey burnincense,but they surelywill not savethem in the timeof their disaster.
"Wherethen are your prophetswhoprophesiedto you, saying,The kingof Babylonwill not comeagainstyou or againstthisland'?
But Danielmadeup his mindthat he would not defilehimself with the king'schoicefoodor with the winewhichhe drank;so he sought[permission] from the commanderof the officialsthat he might not defilehimself.
"For she does not knowthat it was I who gaveher the grain,the newwineand the oil,And lavishedon her silverand gold,[Which] they usedfor Baal.
Nomanamongthe descendantsof Aaronthe priestwhohas a defectis to comenearto offerthe LORD'Sofferingsby fire;[since] he has a defect,he shall not comenearto offerthe foodof his God.
The LORDwill be terrifyingto them, for He will starveallthe godsof the earth;and allthe coastlandsof the nationswill bowdownto Him, everyonefrom his [own] place.
While Israelremainedat Shittim,the peoplebeganto playthe harlotwith the daughtersof Moab.
For they invitedthe peopleto the sacrificesof their gods,and the peopleateand boweddownto their gods.
"Goand cryout to the godswhichyou have chosen;let them deliveryou in the timeof your distress."
