"You tooksomeof your clothes,madefor yourself highplacesof variouscolorsand playedthe harloton them, which should nevercomeabout norhappen.
He also brokedownthe housesof the [male] cultprostituteswhich[were] in the houseof the LORD,wherethe womenwere weavinghangingsfor the Asherah.
Moreover, when Ahazgatheredtogether the utensilsof the houseof God,he cutthe utensilsof the houseof Godin pieces;and he closedthe doorsof the houseof the LORDand madealtarsfor himself in everycornerof Jerusalem.
"Upon a highand loftymountainYou have madeyour bed.You alsowentup thereto offersacrifice.
"For crossto the coastlandsof Kittimand see,And sendto Kedarand observecloselyAnd seeifthere has beensuch [a thing] as this!
"But you trustedin your beautyand playedthe harlotbecauseof your fame,and you pouredout your harlotrieson everypasser-bywho might be [willing].
"You also tookyour beautifuljewels[made] of My goldand of My silver,whichI had givenyou, and madefor yourself maleimagesthat you might playthe harlotwith them.
The wordof the LORDcameto me again, saying,
They transformedthe beautyof His ornamentsinto pride,and they madethe imagesof their abominations[and] their detestablethingswith it; thereforeI will makeit an abhorrentthingto them.
"And thenI will uncoverher lewdnessIn the sightof her lovers,And noonewill rescueher out of My hand.
"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.
