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19 “The Lord saw this and drew back,
    provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.

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40 That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people,
    and he abhorred his own special possession.

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A Message for Rebellious Judah

Listen, O heavens! Pay attention, earth!
    This is what the Lord says:
“The children I raised and cared for
    have rebelled against me.

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O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness;
    you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.

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14 This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.

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16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!

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I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month.

But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.

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“From among all the families on the earth,
    I have been intimate with you alone.
That is why I must punish you
    for all your sins.”

Witnesses against Guilty Israel

Can two people walk together
    without agreeing on the direction?

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He has broken down his Temple
    as though it were merely a garden shelter.
The Lord has blotted out all memory
    of the holy festivals and Sabbath days.
Kings and priests fall together
    before his fierce anger.

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21 “Do you think the Lord did not know that you and your ancestors, your kings and officials, and all the people were burning incense to idols in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 22 It was because the Lord could no longer bear all the disgusting things you were doing that he made your land an object of cursing—a desolate ruin without inhabitants—as it is today. 23 All these terrible things happened to you because you have burned incense to idols and sinned against the Lord. You have refused to obey him and have not followed his instructions, his decrees, and his laws.”

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15 “What right do my beloved people have to come to my Temple,
    when they have done so many immoral things?
Can their vows and sacrifices prevent their destruction?
    They actually rejoice in doing evil!

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I say, ‘You are gods;
    you are all children of the Most High.
But you will die like mere mortals
    and fall like every other ruler.’”

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59 When God heard them, he was very angry,
    and he completely rejected Israel.

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For they brag about their evil desires;
    they praise the greedy and curse the Lord.

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11 I will live among you, and I will not despise you.

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