Behold, these caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, so the plague was among the congregation of the Lord.

Men give gifts to all harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers to bribe them to come to you from every direction for your harlotries.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

With an impudent face said

For the Lord God

helps Me,

Therefore, I am not disgraced;
Therefore, I have set My face like flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed.

I am sending you to them who are

stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’

yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate.

General references

Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight: