^7 (A)then I will ^[a]cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated ^(B)for My name I will cast out of My sight. ^(C)Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

⁸ And as for ^(A)this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ^(B)‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’

⁵ But if you will not ^[a]hear these words, ^(A)I swear by Myself,” says the Lord, “that this house shall become a desolation.” ’ ”