"Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die."
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Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
But, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to thee shall surely die.
However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh's enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."
only, because thou hast caused the enemies of Jehovah greatly to despise by this thing, also the son who is born to thee doth surely die.'