"I will rootout your Asherimfrom amongyou And destroyyour cities.
They setfor themselves [sacred] pillarsand Asherimon everyhighhilland undereverygreentree,
To executevengeanceon the nationsAnd punishmenton the peoples,
To executeon them the judgmentwritten;Thisis an honorfor allHis godlyones.Praisethe LORD!
"But [rather], you are to teardowntheir altarsand smashtheir [sacred] pillarsand cutdowntheir Asherim--
He will not haveregardfor the altars,the workof his hands,Norwill he lookto that whichhis fingershave made,Even the Asherimand incensestands.
Thereforethrough thisJacob'siniquitywill be forgiven;And thiswill be the fullpriceof the pardoningof his sin:When he makesallthe altarstoneslike pulverizedchalkstones;[When] Asherimand incensealtarswill not stand.
"But ifthey will not listen,then I will uprootthat nation,uprootand destroyit," declaresthe LORD.
The Lordhas swallowedup; He has not sparedAllthe habitationsof Jacob.In His wrathHe has throwndownThe strongholdsof the daughterof Judah;He has brought[them] downto the ground;He has profanedthe kingdomand its princes.
The LORDhas issueda commandconcerningyou: "Your namewill nolongerbe perpetuated.I will cutoffidoland imageFrom the houseof your gods.I will prepareyour grave,For you are contemptible."
