The expressionof their facesbearswitnessagainst them, And they displaytheir sinlike Sodom;They do not [even] conceal[it]. Woeto them! For they have broughtevilon themselves.
Now the menof Sodomwere wickedexceedinglyand sinnersagainst the LORD.
On the followingday,the firstbornsaidto the younger,"Behold,I laylastnightwith my father;let us make him drinkwinetonightalso;then you goin and liewith him, that we may preserveour familythroughour father."
but for Cainand for his offeringHe hadnoregard.So Cainbecameveryangryand his countenancefell.
When Jehucameto Jezreel,Jezebelheard[of it], and she paintedher eyesand adornedher headand lookedout the window.
The wicked,in the haughtinessof his countenance,does not seek[Him]. Allhis thoughtsare, "Thereis noGod."
He who neglectsdisciplinedespiseshimself,But he who listensto reproofacquiresunderstanding.
There is a kind--oh howloftyare his eyes!And his eyelidsare raised[in arrogance].
"But he who sinsagainst me injureshimself;Allthose who hateme lovedeath."
Hearthe wordof the LORD,You rulersof Sodom;Giveearto the instructionof our God,You peopleof Gomorrah.
Moreover, the LORDsaid,"Becausethe daughtersof Zionare proudAnd walkwith headsheldhighand seductiveeyes,And goalong with mincingstepsAnd tinklethe bangleson their feet,
But the wickedare like the tossingsea,For it cannotbe quiet,And its waterstossup refuseand mud.
For our transgressionsare multipliedbeforeYou, And our sinstestifyagainst us; For our transgressionsare with us, And we knowour iniquities:
"Your own wickednesswill correctyou, And your apostasieswill reproveyou; Knowtherefore and seethat it is eviland bitterFor you to forsakethe LORDyour God,And the dreadof Me is not in you," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
"Therefore the showershave been withheld,And there has beennospringrain.Yet you hada harlot'sforehead;You refusedto be ashamed.
"Were they ashamedbecauseof the abominationthey have done?They were not evenashamedat all;They did not evenknowhow to blush.Thereforethey shall fallamong those who fall;At the timethat I punishthem, They shall be castdown,"saysthe LORD.
"Were they ashamedbecauseof the abominationthey had done?They certainlywere not ashamed,And they did not knowhow to blush;Thereforethey shall fallamong those who fall;At the timeof their punishmentthey shall be broughtdown,"Saysthe LORD.
The crownhas fallenfrom our head;Woeto us, for we have sinned!
"Howlanguishingis your heart,"declaresthe LordGOD,"while you doallthesethings,the actionsof a bold-facedharlot.
"Behold,thiswas the guiltof your sisterSodom:she and her daughtershadarrogance,abundantfoodand carelessease,but she did not helpthe poorand needy.
"When she sawthem she lustedafterthem and sentmessengersto them in Chaldea.
and [the meaning] of the tenhornsthat [were] on its headand the other[horn] whichcameup, and beforewhich three[of them] fell,namely, that hornwhich had eyesand a mouthutteringgreat[boasts] and which was largerin appearancethanits associates.
[It is] your destruction,O Israel,That [you are] against Me, against your help.
Moreover, the prideof Israeltestifiesagainsthim, And Israeland Ephraimstumblein their iniquity;Judahalsohas stumbledwith them.
For the wagesof sinis death,but the free giftof Godis eternallifein ChristJesusour Lord.
And their dead bodies[will lie] in the streetof the greatcitywhichmysticallyis calledSodomand Egypt,wherealsotheir Lordwas crucified.
Then Samuelsaid,"Bringme Agag,the kingof the Amalekites."And Agagcameto him cheerfully.And Agagsaid,"Surelythe bitternessof deathis past."
