¹⁷ Thus the sin of the young men was very great ^(A)in the sight of the Lord, ^(B)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.

⁷ For ^(A)the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people^[a] should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. ⁸ But you have turned aside from the way. ^(B)You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted ^(C)the covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, ⁹ and so ^(D)I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but ^(E)show partiality in your instruction.”

¹³ And this second thing you do. ^(A)You cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.

¹³ Now the men of Sodom ^(A)were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.

¹¹ Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.

Temptations to Sin

⁷ “Woe to the world for ^(A)temptations to sin!^{[a] (B)}For it is necessary that temptations come, ^(C)but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!

^6 (A)And he burned his son as an offering^[a] and ^(B)used fortune-telling and ^(C)omens and dealt ^(D)with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.