"As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
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Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets.
For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.
As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
According to their abundance so they sinned against Me, Their honour into shame I change.