- because:
- "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Smiteª° with thine hand,ª and stampª° with thy foot,ª and say,ª° Alasª for¹ all¹ the evilª abominationsª of the houseª of Israel!ª for¹ they shall fallª° by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence.ª" {Ezk 6:11} + "He saidª° furthermore unto¹ me, Sonª of man,ª seestª° thou¹ what¹ they¹ do?ª° [even] the greatª abominationsª that¹ the houseª of Israelª committethª° here,¹ that I should go far offª° from¹¹ my sanctuary?ª but turn²° thee yet again,¹¹ [and] thou shalt seeª° greaterª abominations.ª ... Then saidª° he unto¹ me, Hast thou seenª° [this], O sonª of man?ª turn²° thee yet again,¹¹ [and] thou shalt seeª° greaterª abominationsª than these.¹¹" {Ezk 8:6-15} + "Now, thou¹ sonª of man,ª wilt thou judge,ª° wilt thou judgeª°¹ the bloodyª city?ª yea, thou shalt shewª° her¹ all¹ her abominations.ª ... And I will scatterª° thee among the heathen,ª and disperseª° thee in the countries,ª and will consumeª° thy filthinessª out of¹ thee." {Ezk 22:2-15} + "[There is] a conspiracyª of her prophetsª in the midstª thereof, like a roaringª° lionª raveningª° the prey;ª they have devouredª° souls;ª they have takenª° the treasureª and precious things;ª they have made her manyª° widowsª in the midstª thereof. ... 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 22:25-31} + "Sonª of man,ª when the houseª of Israelª dweltª° in¹ their own land,ª they defiledª° it by their own wayª and by their doings:ª their wayª was¹ beforeª me as the uncleannessª of a removed woman.ª ... Wherefore I pouredª° my furyª upon¹ them for¹ the bloodª that¹ they had shedª° upon¹ the land,ª and for their idolsª [wherewith] they had pollutedª° it:" {Ezk 36:17-18} + "And the childrenª of Israelª did secretlyª° [those] thingsª that¹ [were] not¹ right¹ against¹ the LORDª their God,ª and they builtª° them high placesª in all¹ their cities,ª from the towerª¹ of the watchmenª° to¹ the fencedª city.ª ... Therefore the LORDª was very² angryª°¹ with Israel,ª and removedª° them out of¹¹ his sight:ª there was none¹ leftª° but¹ the tribeª of Judahª only.¹" {2Kg 17:9-18} + "Moreover¹ all¹ the chiefª of the priests,ª and the people,ª transgressed²° very² muchª°¹¹ after all¹ the abominationsª of the heathen;ª and pollutedª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ he had hallowedª° in Jerusalem.ª ... Therefore he broughtª° upon¹ them¹ the kingª of the Chaldees,ª who slewª° their young menª with the swordª in the houseª of their sanctuary,ª and had no compassionª°¹ upon¹ young manª or maiden,ª old man,ª or him that stooped for age:ª he gaveª° [them] all¹ into his hand.ª" {2Ch 36:14-17} + "Run ye to and froª° through the streetsª of Jerusalem,ª and seeª° now,¹ and know,ª° and seekª° in the broad placesª thereof, if¹ ye can findª° a man,ª if¹ there beª [any] that executethª° judgment,ª that seekethª° the truth;ª and I will pardonª° it. ... Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª and¹ shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:1-9} + "Your iniquitiesª have turned awayª° these¹ [things], and your sinsª have withholdenª° goodª [things] from¹ you. ... The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:25-31} + "The LORD'Sª voiceª criethª° unto the city,ª and [the man of] wisdomª shall seeª° thy name:ª hearª° ye the rod,ª and who¹ hath appointedª° it. ... For¹ the rich menª thereof are fullª° of violence,ª and the inhabitantsª° thereof have spokenª° lies,ª and their tongueª [is] deceitfulª in their mouth.ª" {Mic 6:9-12} + "Woeª to her that is filthy²°¹ and polluted,ª° to the oppressingª° city!ª ... Her prophetsª [are] lightª° [and] treacherousª persons:²¹ her priestsª have pollutedª° the sanctuary,ª they have done violenceª° to the law.ª" {Zph 3:1-4}
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