Idolatry is Adultery

• And men of faithfulness are gathered, while there is no one who understands,
• for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.
• 2 he enters into peace; they will rest on their beds,
  • walking straight ahead of him.
  • 3 “But[fn] you, come near here, you children of a soothsayer, offspring of an adulterer and she who commits fornication.
  • 4 At whom do you make fun? At whom do you open[fn] your mouth and stick out[fn] your tongue?
• Are you not children of transgression,
  • offspring of deception,
  • 5 who burn with lust among the oaks, under every leafy tree,
• who slaughter children in the valleys,
  • under the clefts of the rocks?
  • 6 Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; they, they are your lot;
• indeed, to them you have poured out a drink offering,
  • you have brought a food offering.
  
  

Shall I relent concerning these things?

• 7 You have set your bed upon a high and lofty mountain; indeed, you went up there to slaughter sacrifice.
• 8 And you have set your symbol behind the door and the doorpost; for you depart[fn] from me, and you go up;
• you make your bed wide, and you make a deal with[fn] them,
  • you have loved their bed; you have seen their genitals .[fn]
  • 9 And you climbed down to the king with oil, and you made your perfumes numerous,
• and you sent your envoys far away ,[fn]
  • and you sent down deep[fn] to Sheol.
  • 10 You grow weary by the greatness of your way, but you did not say, ‘Despairing!’
• You found the renewal[fn] of your strength ,[fn]
  • therefore you do not grow weak.
  • 11 And of whom were you afraid and feared, that you deceived and did not remember me?
  • Did you not place it on your heart?
• Have I not been silent, even from long ago,
  • and so you do not fear me?
  • 12 I myself will declare your righteousness and your works, but[fn] they will not benefit you.
  • 13 When you cry ,[fn] let your collection deliver you, and the wind will carry all of them away;
  • a breath will take them away.
• But[fn] he who takes refuge in me shall take possession of the land,
  • and he shall inherit my holy mountain .”[fn]