The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil cannot dwell with You.

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

God heard and became furious;
He completely rejected Israel.

Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against His people,
and He abhorred His own inheritance.

I have known only you
out of all the clans of the earth;
therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of My mouth.

Abhorred them

ו VavHe has done violence to His temple
as if it were a garden booth,
destroying His place of meeting.
The Lord has abolished
appointed festivals and Sabbaths in Zion.
He has despised king and priest
in His fierce anger.

Of his sons

I said, “You are gods;
you are all sons of the Most High.

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,
for the Lord has spoken:
“I have raised children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against Me.

What right does My beloved have
to be in My house,
having carried out so many evil schemes?
Can holy meat

prevent your disaster

so you can rejoice?

General references

“House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to Me during the 40 years in the wilderness?