The godly perish, but no one seems to notice. The faithful ones are taken away, and no one understands. It is because of evil that they are preserved from calamity, and the godly ones enter into peace, resting serenely upon their death beds. “But you—come here, you son of a sorceress! You’re nothing but an offspring of an adulteress and a prostitute. Who do you think you’re mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Why, you’re a rebellious child, the offspring of liars! You burn with lust for other gods among the oak groves and under every green tree. You sacrifice your own children in the caves near the bed of a stream. From there you take smooth stones and worship them as idols. Yes, they become your idols! You bring them grain offerings and pour out wine as drink offerings. Do you think I will not seek vengeance for this? On a high hill, you practice ritual sex and go up to the lofty place to offer sacrifice. Hidden inside your front doors you have set up your obscene idols. Forsaking me, you went up and uncovered yourself and climbed into your wide bed. You made covenant with them for yourselves, you slept with them, and you gazed upon their nakedness. You journeyed to the king with oil along with many perfumes. You sent your envoys to exotic lands, even down to the underworld. Though all your wanderings wearied you, you never said, ‘I give up.’ Your strength was renewed so that you did not faint. “Why were you so afraid of them that you told lies and did not remember me or even care what I thought? Is it because I have been patient and long silent that you no longer fear me? I will denounce your presumed ‘righteousness’ and your ‘good works,’ so don’t trust in your idols to help you. Let’s see if your pantheon of idols can save you when you cry out! They will be blown away by the wind; merely a breath will carry them off! But whoever makes me a hiding place will possess the land and inherit my holy mountain.”
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