1. The Lord says:Heaven is my throne,and earth is my footstool.So where could you build a house for me,and where could my resting place be?
2. My hand made all these thingsand brought them into being, says the Lord.But here is where I will look:to the humble and contrite in spirit,who tremble at my word.
3. The one who slaughters an ox kills a person;the one who sacrifices a sheep breaks a dog’s neck;the one who makes a grain offering offers swine’s blood;the one who burns incense blesses an idol.All these have chosen their own ways,and prefer their detestable things.
4. So I too will choose to punish them,to bring horrors upon them,since I called and no one answered.I spoke and no one heard,but they did evil in my eyes.What I didn’t want, they chose.