A people (A)who provoke Me to anger continually to My face;
(B)Who sacrifice in gardens,
And burn incense on altars of brick;

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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 For [a]they shall be ashamed of the [b]terebinth trees
Which you have desired;
And you shall be embarrassed because of the gardens
Which you have chosen.

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  1. Isaiah 1:29 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; some Heb. mss., Tg. you
  2. Isaiah 1:29 Sites of pagan worship

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 “Those(A) who sanctify themselves and purify themselves,
To go to the gardens
[a]After an idol in the midst,
Eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse,
Shall [b]be consumed together,” says the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 66:17 Lit. After one
  2. Isaiah 66:17 come to an end

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 (A)But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely (B)curse[a] You to Your face!”

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  1. Job 1:11 Lit. bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5

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 provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God;
They have moved Me to anger (B)by their [a]foolish idols.
But (C)I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation;
I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:21 foolishness, lit. vanities

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 because the children of Israel and the children of Judah (A)have done only evil before Me from their youth. For the children of Israel have provoked Me only to anger with the work of their hands,’ says the Lord. 31 ‘For this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day that they built it, even to this day; (B)so I will remove it from before My face 32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke Me to anger—(C)they, their kings, their princes, their priests, (D)their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 And they have turned to Me the (E)back, and not the face; though I taught them, (F)rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. 34 But they (G)set their abominations in [a]the house which is called by My name, to defile it. 35 And they built the high places of Baal which are in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to (H)cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to (I)Molech, (J)which I did not command them, nor did it come into My mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.’

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  1. Jeremiah 32:34 The temple

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 (A)Jerusalem stumbled,
And Judah is fallen,
Because their tongue and their doings
Are against the Lord,
To provoke the eyes of His glory.

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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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(A)But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his (B)bone and his flesh, and he will surely [a]curse You to Your face!”

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  1. Job 2:5 Lit. bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5

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 Nevertheless they would not hear, but (A)stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who (B)did not believe in the Lord their God. 15 And they (C)rejected His statutes (D)and His covenant that He had made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He had testified against them; they followed (E)idols, (F)became idolaters, and went after the nations who were all around them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them that they should (G)not do like them. 16 So they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, (H)made for themselves a molded image and two calves, (I)made a wooden image and worshiped all the (J)host of heaven, (K)and served Baal. 17 (L)And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, (M)practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and (N)sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger.

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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 provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;
With [a]abominations they provoked Him to anger.
17 (B)They sacrificed to demons, not to God,
To gods they did not know,
To new gods, new arrivals
That your fathers did not fear.
18 (C)Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,
And have (D)forgotten the God who fathered you.

19 “And(E) when the Lord saw it, He spurned them,
Because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:16 detestable acts

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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to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices (A)which they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as 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(A)

30 “You shall make (B)an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood. A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a [a]molding of gold all around. Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it. You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. And you shall put it before the (C)veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the (D)mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

“Aaron shall burn on it (E)sweet incense every morning; when (F)he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. And when Aaron lights the lamps [b]at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. You shall not offer (G)strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. 10 And (H)Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

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  1. Exodus 30:3 border
  2. Exodus 30:8 Lit. between the two evenings

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 (A)earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, (B)your sheep and your oxen. In every (C)place where I [a]record My name I will come to you, and I will (D)bless you. 25 And (E)if you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you (F)use your tool on it, you have profaned it.

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  1. Exodus 20:24 cause My name to be remembered

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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