a people who provoke me
    to my face continually,
(A)sacrificing in gardens
    and making offerings on bricks;

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a people who continually provoke me
    to my very face,(A)
offering sacrifices in gardens(B)
    and burning incense(C) on altars of brick;

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29 (A)For they[a] shall be ashamed of (B)the oaks
    that you desired;
and you shall blush for (C)the gardens
    that you have chosen.

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  1. Isaiah 1:29 Some Hebrew manuscripts you

29 “You will be ashamed(A) because of the sacred oaks(B)
    in which you have delighted;
you will be disgraced because of the gardens(C)
    that you have chosen.

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17 (A)“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, (B)eating pig's flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord.

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17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to go into the gardens,(A) following one who is among those who eat the flesh of pigs,(B) rats(C) and other unclean things—they will meet their end(D) together with the one they follow,” declares the Lord.

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11 But (A)stretch out your hand and (B)touch all that he has, and he will (C)curse you (D)to your face.”

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11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,(A) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(B)

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21 (A)They have made me jealous with what is no god;
    they have provoked me to anger (B)with their idols.
So (C)I will make them jealous with those who are no people;
    I will provoke them to anger with (D)a foolish nation.

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21 They made me jealous(A) by what is no god
    and angered me with their worthless idols.(B)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
    I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.(C)

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30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight (A)from their youth. The children of Israel have done nothing but (B)provoke me to anger (C)by the work of their hands, declares the Lord. 31 This city has aroused my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, (D)so that I will remove it from my sight 32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah that they did to provoke me to anger—(E)their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 (F)They have turned to me their back and not their face. And though I have taught them (G)persistently, they have not listened (H)to receive instruction. 34 They set up (I)their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it. 35 They built the high places of Baal (J)in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, (K)to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, (L)though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do (M)this abomination, (N)to cause Judah to sin.

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30 “The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth;(A) indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger(B) with what their hands have made,(C) declares the Lord. 31 From the day it was built until now, this city(D) has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must remove(E) it from my sight. 32 The people of Israel and Judah have provoked(F) me by all the evil(G) they have done—they, their kings and officials,(H) their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem. 33 They turned their backs(I) to me and not their faces; though I taught(J) them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline.(K) 34 They set up their vile images(L) in the house that bears my Name(M) and defiled(N) it. 35 They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(O) to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek,(P) though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind(Q)—that they should do such a detestable(R) thing and so make Judah sin.(S)

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For Jerusalem has stumbled,
    and Judah has fallen,
because their (A)speech and their deeds are against the Lord,
    (B)defying his glorious presence.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 3:8 Hebrew the eyes of his glory

Jerusalem staggers,
    Judah is falling;(A)
their words(B) and deeds(C) are against the Lord,
    defying(D) his glorious presence.

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But (A)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (B)curse you to your face.”

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But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(A) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(B)

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14 But they would not listen, (A)but were stubborn, as their fathers had been, who did not believe in the Lord their God. 15 They despised his statutes (B)and his covenant that he made with their fathers and the warnings that he gave them. They went after (C)false idols (D)and became false, and they followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom the (E)Lord had commanded them that they should not do like them. 16 And they abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made for themselves metal images of (F)two calves; and they (G)made an Asherah and (H)worshiped all the host of heaven and served (I)Baal. 17 (J)And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings[a] and used (K)divination and (L)omens and (M)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

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  1. 2 Kings 17:17 Or made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire

14 But they would not listen and were as stiff-necked(A) as their ancestors, who did not trust in the Lord their God. 15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant(B) he had made with their ancestors and the statutes he had warned them to keep. They followed worthless idols(C) and themselves became worthless.(D) They imitated the nations(E) around them although the Lord had ordered them, “Do not do as they do.”

16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves,(F) and an Asherah(G) pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts,(H) and they worshiped Baal.(I) 17 They sacrificed(J) their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sought omens(K) and sold(L) themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

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16 (A)They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods;
    with abominations they provoked him to anger.
17 (B)They sacrificed to demons that were no gods,
    to gods they had never known,
to (C)new gods that had come recently,
    whom your fathers had never dreaded.
18 You were unmindful of (D)the Rock that bore[a] you,
    and you (E)forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 (F)“The Lord saw it and spurned them,
    because of the provocation of (G)his sons and his daughters.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:18 Or fathered

16 They made him jealous(A) with their foreign gods
    and angered(B) him with their detestable idols.
17 They sacrificed(C) to false gods,(D) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(E)
    gods that recently appeared,(F)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot(G) the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them(H)
    because he was angered by his sons and daughters.(I)

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This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice (A)in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them (B)as sacrifices of peace offerings to the Lord.

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This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices they are now making in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the Lord, at the entrance to the tent of meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings.(A)

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The Altar of Incense

30 (A)“You shall make (B)an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. A cubit[a] shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. (C)Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall (D)overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it. And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be (E)holders for poles with which to carry it. You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the (F)mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you. And Aaron shall (G)burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he (H)dresses the lamps he shall burn it, and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations. You shall not offer (I)unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it. 10 (J)Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the (K)sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

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  1. Exodus 30:2 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

The Altar of Incense(A)

30 “Make an altar(B) of acacia wood for burning incense.(C) It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high[a]—its horns(D) of one piece with it. Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.(E) Make two gold rings(F) for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.(G) Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover(H) that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.

“Aaron must burn fragrant incense(I) on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.(J) Do not offer on this altar any other incense(K) or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. 10 Once a year(L) Aaron shall make atonement(M) on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering[b](N) for the generations to come.(O) It is most holy to the Lord.”

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  1. Exodus 30:2 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high
  2. Exodus 30:10 Or purification offering

24 An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. (A)In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and (B)bless you. 25 (C)If you make me an altar of stone, (D)you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it.

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24 “‘Make an altar(A) of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings(B) and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name(C) to be honored, I will come to you and bless(D) you. 25 If you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool(E) on it.

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