"I will firstdoublyrepaytheir iniquityand their sin,becausethey have pollutedMy land;they have filledMy inheritancewith the carcassesof their detestableidolsand with their abominations."
And shedinnocentblood,The bloodof their sonsand their daughters,Whomthey sacrificedto the idolsof Canaan;And the landwas pollutedwith the blood.
The earthis also pollutedby its inhabitants,for they transgressedlaws,violatedstatutes,brokethe everlastingcovenant.
"Speakkindlyto Jerusalem;And callout to her, that her warfarehas ended,That her iniquityhas been removed,That she has receivedof the LORD'ShandDoublefor allher sins."
Insteadof your shame[you will have a] double[portion], And [instead of] humiliationthey will shoutfor joyover their portion.Thereforethey will possessa double[portion] in their land,Everlastingjoywill be theirs.
"Behold,it is writtenbeforeMe, I will not keepsilent,but I will repay;I will even repayinto their bosom,
Both their own iniquitiesand the iniquitiesof their fatherstogether,"saysthe LORD."Becausethey have burnedincenseon the mountainsAnd scornedMe on the hills,Therefore I will measuretheir formerworkinto their bosom."
Let those who persecuteme be putto shame,but as for me, let me not be putto shame;Let them be dismayed,but let me not be dismayed.Bringon them a dayof disaster,And crushthem with twofolddestruction!
"I broughtyou into the fruitfullandTo eatits fruitand its goodthings.But you cameand defiledMy land,And My inheritanceyou madean abomination.
"Becauseof the lightnessof her harlotry,she pollutedthe landand committedadulterywith stonesand trees.
Yet I sentyou allMy servantsthe prophets,againand again,saying,"Oh,do not dothisabominablethingwhichI hate."
"For the sonsof Judahhave donethat whichis evilin My sight,"declaresthe LORD,"they have settheir detestablethingsin the housewhichis calledby My name,to defileit.
"When they comethere,they will removeallits detestablethingsand allits abominationsfrom it.
"But as for those whose heartsgoafter their detestablethingsand abominations,I will bringtheir conductdownon their heads,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"Therefore I pouredout My wrathon them for the bloodwhichthey had shedon the land,because they had defiledit with their idols.
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.
The daysof punishmenthave come,The daysof retributionhave come;Let Israelknow[this]! The prophetis a fool,The inspiredmanis demented,Becauseof the grossnessof your iniquity,And [because] your hostilityis [so] great.
I then will destroyyour highplaces,and cutdownyour incensealtars,and heapyour remainson the remainsof your idols,for My soulshall abhoryou.
"Ariseand go,For thisis noplaceof restBecauseof the uncleannessthat bringson destruction,A painfuldestruction.
"Payher backevenas she has paid,and give back [to her] doubleaccordingto her deeds;in the cupwhichshe has mixed,mixtwice as muchfor her.
