He stretchedout the formof a handand caughtme by a lockof my head;and the Spiritliftedme up betweenearthand heavenand broughtme in the visionsof Godto Jerusalem,to the entranceof the northgateof the inner[court], wherethe seatof the idolof jealousy,whichprovokesto jealousy,was [located].
"It will comeabout when I leaveyou that the Spiritof the LORDwill carryyou whereI do not know;so when I comeand tellAhaband he cannotfindyou, he will killme, although [I] your servanthave fearedthe LORDfrom my youth.
The bronzealtar,which[was] beforethe LORD,he broughtfrom the frontof the house,from between[his] altarand the houseof the LORD,and he putit on the northsideof [his] altar.
They saidto him, "Beholdnow,thereare with your servantsfiftystrongmen,pleaselet them goand searchfor your master;perhapsthe Spiritof the LORDhas takenhim up and casthim on somemountainorinto somevalley."And he said,"You shall not send."
Then he setthe carvedimageof Asherahthat he had made,in the houseof whichthe LORDsaidto Davidand to his sonSolomon,"In thishouseand in Jerusalem,whichI have chosenfrom allthe tribesof Israel,I will putMy nameforever.
For they provokedHim with their highplacesAnd aroused His jealousywith their gravenimages.
"You shall not makefor yourself an idol,or anylikenessof whatis in heavenaboveor on the earthbeneathor in the waterunderthe earth.
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
for you shall not worshipanyothergod,for the LORD,whose nameis Jealous,is a jealousGod--
"But they puttheir detestablethingsin the housewhichis calledby My name,to defileit.
"For the sonsof Judahhave donethat whichis evilin My sight,"declaresthe LORD,"they have settheir detestablethingsin the housewhichis calledby My name,to defileit.
Now it cameabout in the thirtiethyear,on the fifth[day] of the fourthmonth,while I was by the riverChebaramongthe exiles,the heavenswere openedand I sawvisionsof God.
Now the cherubimwere standingon the rightsideof the templewhen the manentered,and the cloudfilledthe innercourt.
Moreover, the Spiritliftedme up and broughtme to the eastgateof the LORD'Shousewhich facedeastward.And behold,[there were] twenty-fivemenat the entranceof the gate,and amongthem I sawJaazaniahsonof Azzurand Pelatiahsonof Benaiah,leadersof the people.
And the Spiritliftedme up and broughtme in a visionby the Spiritof Godto the exilesin Chaldea.So the visionthat I had seenleftme.
Then I looked,and behold,a handwas extendedto me; and lo,a scroll[was] in it.
Then the Spiritliftedme up, and I hearda greatrumblingsoundbehindme, "Blessedbe the gloryof the LORDin His place."
So the Spiritliftedme up and tookme away; and I wentembitteredin the rageof my spirit,and the handof the LORDwas strongon me.
The handof the LORDwas upon me, and He broughtme out by the Spiritof the LORDand setme downin the middleof the valley;and it was fullof bones.
In the visionsof GodHe broughtme into the landof Israeland setme on a veryhighmountain,and on it to the south[there was] a structurelike a city.
And the Spiritliftedme up and broughtme into the innercourt;and behold,the gloryof the LORDfilledthe house.
by settingtheir thresholdby My thresholdand their doorpostbesideMy doorpost,with [only] the wallbetweenMe and them. And they have defiledMy holynameby their abominationswhichthey have committed.So I have consumedthem in My anger.
Soas I live,'declaresthe LordGOD,'surely,becauseyou have defiledMy sanctuarywith allyour detestableidolsand with allyour abominations,therefore I will alsowithdraw,and My eyewill havenopityand I will not spare.
They transformedthe beautyof His ornamentsinto pride,and they madethe imagesof their abominations[and] their detestablethingswith it; thereforeI will makeit an abhorrentthingto them.
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,raiseyour eyesnowtowardthe north."So I raisedmy eyestowardthe north,and behold,to the northof the altargate[was] thisidolof jealousyat the entrance.
Behold,sixmencamefrom the directionof the uppergatewhichfacesnorth,eachwith his shatteringweaponin his hand;and amongthem was a certainmanclothedin linenwith a writingcaseat his loins.And they wentin and stoodbesidethe bronzealtar.
Then behold,a handtouchedme and setme tremblingon my handsand knees.
Then [this] one with humanappearancetouchedme againand strengthenedme.
Suddenlythe fingersof a man'shandemergedand began writingoppositethe lampstandon the plasterof the wallof the king'spalace,and the kingsawthe backof the handthat did the writing.
Whenthey cameup out of the water,the Spiritof the LordsnatchedPhilipaway;and the eunuchno longersawhim, but wenton his wayrejoicing.
"They madeHim jealouswith strange[gods]; With abominationsthey provokedHim to anger.
They have madeMe jealouswith [what] is not God;They have provokedMe to angerwith their idols.So I will make them jealouswith [those who] are not a people;I will provokethem to angerwith a foolishnation,
"For the LORDyour Godis a consumingfire,a jealousGod.
You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,and on the thirdand the fourth[generations] of those who hateMe,
for the LORDyour Godin the midstof you is a jealousGod;otherwisethe angerof the LORDyour Godwill be kindledagainst you, and He will wipeyou offthe faceof the earth.
Then Joshuasaidto the people,"You will not be ableto servethe LORD,for He is a holyGod.He is a jealousGod;He will not forgiveyour transgressionor your sins.
