36. The Lord said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? Then tell them about the terrible things they have done.
37. They committed the sin of adultery. They are guilty of murder. They acted like prostitutes—they left me to be with their filthy idols. They had my children, but they forced them to pass through fire. They did this to give food to their filthy idols.
38. They also treated my special days of rest and my holy place as though they were not important.
39. They killed their children for their idols, and then they went into my holy place and made it filthy too! They did this inside my Temple!
40. “They have sent for men from faraway places. You sent a messenger to these men, and they came to see you. You bathed for them, painted your eyes, and put on your jewelry.
41. You sat on a fine bed with a table set before it. You put my incense and my oil on this table.
42. “The noise in Jerusalem sounded like a crowd of people having a party. Many people came to the party. People were already drinking as they came in from the desert. They gave bracelets and beautiful crowns to the women.