- your transgressions:
- "And of thy garmentsª¹ thou didst take,ª° and deckedstª° thy high placesª with divers colours,ª° and playedst the harlotª° thereupon:¹ [the like things] shall not¹ come,ª° neither¹ shall it be¹ [so]. ... And in all¹ thine abominationsª and thy whoredomsª thou hast not¹ rememberedª°¹ the daysª of thy youth,ª when thou wast¹ nakedª and bare,ª [and] wast¹ pollutedª° in thy blood.ª" {Ezk 16:16-22} + "Then sayª° thou, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª The cityª sheddethª° bloodª in the midstª of it, that her timeª may come,ª° and makethª° idolsª against¹ herself to defileª° herself. ... In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:3-12} + "Sonª of man,ª sayª° unto her, Thou¹ [art] the landª that¹ is not¹ cleansed,ª° nor¹ rained² upon¹ in the dayª of indignation.ª ... Therefore have I poured outª° mine indignationª upon¹ them; I have consumedª° them with the fireª of my wrath:ª their own wayª have I recompensedª° upon their heads,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:24-31} + "And Aholahª played the harlotª° when she was¹ mine;² and she dotedª° on¹ her lovers,ª° on¹ the Assyriansª [her] neighbours,ª ... Thus thou calledst to remembranceª°¹ the lewdnessª of thy youth,ª in bruisingª° thy teatsª by the Egyptiansª¹ for¹ the papsª of thy youth.ª" {Ezk 23:5-21} + "For¹ her bloodª is¹ in the midstª of her; she setª° it upon¹ the topª of a rock;ª she pouredª° it not¹ upon¹ the ground,ª to coverª°¹ it with dust;ª" {Ezk 24:7} + "The shewª of their countenanceª doth witness¹ against them;²° and they declareª° their sinª as Sodom,ª they hideª° [it] not.¹ Woeª unto their soul!ª for¹ they have rewardedª° evilª unto themselves." {Isa 3:9} + "Also¹ in thy skirtsª is foundª° the bloodª of the soulsª of the poorª innocents:ª I have not¹ foundª° it by secret search,ª but¹ upon¹ all¹ these.¹" {Jer 2:34} + "Lift upª° thine eyesª unto¹ the high places,ª and seeª° whereª thou hast not¹ been lienª°²° with. In¹ the waysª hast thou satª° for them, as the Arabianª in the wilderness;ª and thou hast pollutedª° the landª with thy whoredomsª and with thy wickedness.ª" {Jer 3:2} + "As a cageª is fullª of birds,ª so¹ [are] their housesª fullª of deceit:ª therefore¹¹ they are become great,ª° and waxen rich.ª° ... They are waxen fat,ª° they shine:ª° yea,¹ they overpassª° the deedsª of the wicked:ª they judgeª° not¹ the cause,ª the cause¹ of the fatherless,ª yet they prosper;ª° and the rightª of the needyª do they not¹ judge.ª°" {Jer 5:27-28} + "Were they ashamed²°¹ when¹ they had committedª° abomination?ª nay,ª they were not¹ at all²° ashamed,ª° neither²¹ couldª° they blush:ª° therefore¹ they shall fallª° among them that fall:ª° at the timeª [that] I visitª° them they shall be cast down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 6:15} + "Were they ashamed²°¹ when¹ they had committedª° abomination?ª nay,¹ they were not¹ at all²° ashamed,ª° neither¹ couldª° they blush:ª° therefore¹ shall they fallª° among them that fall:ª° in the timeª of their visitationª they shall be cast down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 8:12} + "Oh that²° I had¹¹ in the wildernessª a lodging placeª of wayfaring men;ª° that I might leaveª°¹ my people,ª and go²°¹ from¹¹ them! for¹ they [be] all¹ adulterers,ª° an assemblyª of treacherous men.ª° ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª Behold,¹ I will meltª° them, and tryª° them; for¹ how¹ shall I doª° forª¹ the daughterª of my people?ª" {Jer 9:2-7} + "By swearing,ª° and lying,ª° and killing,ª° and stealing,ª° and committing adultery,ª° they break out,ª° and bloodª touchethª° blood.ª" {Hsa 4:2} + "They build upª° Zionª with blood,ª and Jerusalemª with iniquity.ª ... Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:10-12}
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