KJV Easy Read Bible God’s Charge Against Israel1Hear the word of the Lord, youp children of Israel: for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood touches blood. 3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. waste away 4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for your people are as they that strive with the priest. 5Therefore shall you fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother. 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to Me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. 7As they were increased, so they sinned against Me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 8They eat up the sin of My people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. repay 10For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the Lord. prostitution, fornication The Idolatry of Israel11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declares to them: for the spirit of whoredoms has caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. wooden idols; diviner’s wand; serve other gods, be a harlot; committed prostitution or adultery against 13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore yourp daughters shall commit whoredom, and yourp spouses shall commit adultery. 14I will not punish yourp daughters when they commit whoredom, nor yourp spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that does not understand shall fall. 15Though you, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not youp to Gilgal, neither go youp up to Bethaven, nor swear, The Lord lives. 16For Israel slides back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place. stubborn 17Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. 18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give youp. leaders love sin 19The wind has bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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