But the personwhodoes[anything] defiantly,whetherhe is nativeor an alien,that oneis blasphemingthe LORD;and that personshall be cutofffrom amonghis people.
"But an uncircumcisedmalewhois not circumcisedin the fleshof his foreskin,that personshall be cutofffrom his people;he has brokenMy covenant."
"From the wickedtheir lightis withheld,And the upliftedarmis broken.
AlsokeepbackYour servantfrom presumptuous[sins]; Let them not ruleover me; ThenI will be blameless,And I shall be acquittedof greattransgression.
For zealfor Your househas consumedme, And the reproachesof those who reproachYou have fallenon me.
Rememberthis,O LORD,that the enemyhas reviled,And a foolishpeoplehas spurnedYour name.
Arise,O God,[and] pleadYour own cause;Rememberhow the foolishmanreproachesYou alldaylong.
And returnto our neighborssevenfoldinto their bosomThe reproachwith whichthey have reproachedYou, O Lord.
With whichYour enemieshave reproached,O LORD,With whichthey have reproachedthe footstepsof Your anointed.
"If,however, a manactspresumptuouslytowardhis neighbor,so as to killhim craftily,you are to takehim [even] from My altar,that he may die.
Whoevershall mix[any] likeit or whoeverputsanyof it on a laymanshall be cutofffrom his people.'"
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
"Therefore,sonof man,speakto the houseof Israeland sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Yetin thisyour fathershave blasphemedMe by actingtreacherouslyagainst Me.
If [there is] a manwhocommitsadulterywith another man'swife,one whocommitsadulterywith his friend'swife,the adultererand the adulteressshall surelybe putto death.
I will also setMy faceagainst that manand will cuthim offfrom amonghis people,becausehe has givensomeof his offspringto Molech,soas to defileMy sanctuaryand to profaneMy holyname.
As for the personwhoturnsto mediumsand to spiritists,to playthe harlotafterthem, I will also setMy faceagainst that personand will cuthim offfrom amonghis people.
You shall haveonelawfor him who does[anything] unintentionally,for him who is nativeamong the sonsof Israeland for the alienwho sojournsamongthem.
But the manwhois cleanand is not on a journey,and yet neglectsto observethe Passover,that personshall then be cutofffrom his people,for he did not presentthe offeringof the LORDat its appointedtime.That manwill bearhis sin.
"Whoeverspeaksa wordagainstthe Sonof Man,it shall be forgivenhim; but whoeverspeaksagainstthe HolySpirit,it shall not be forgivenhim, eitherin thisageorin the [age] to come.
"So I spoketo you, but you would not listen.Instead you rebelledagainstthe commandof the LORD,and actedpresumptuouslyand wentup into the hillcountry.
Had I not fearedthe provocationby the enemy,That their adversarieswould misjudge,That they would say,"Our handis triumphant,And the LORDhas not doneallthis."'
For if we go on sinningwillfullyafterreceivingthe knowledgeof the truth,there no longerremainsa sacrificefor sins,
How muchsevererpunishmentdo you thinkhe will deservewho has trampled under footthe Sonof God,and has regardedas uncleanthe bloodof the covenantby whichhe was sanctified,and has insultedthe Spiritof grace?
and especiallythosewho indulgethe fleshin [its] corruptdesiresand despiseauthority.Daring,self-willed,they do not tremblewhen they revileangelic majesties,
Ifanyoneseeshis brothercommittinga sinnot [leading] to death,he shall askand [God] will for him givelifeto thosewho commit sinnot [leading] to death.There is a sin[leading] to death;I do not saythat he should make requestfor this.
"Ifone mansinsagainst another,Godwill mediatefor him; but ifa mansinsagainst the LORD,whocan intercedefor him?" But they would not listento the voiceof their father,for the LORDdesiredto putthem to death.
"ThereforeI have swornto the houseof Elithat the iniquityof Eli'shouseshall not be atonedfor by sacrificeor offeringforever."
