16 So He brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, (A)between the porch and the altar, (B)were about twenty-five men (C)with their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping (D)the sun toward the east.

17 And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have (E)filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose. 18 (F)Therefore I also will act in fury. My (G)eye will not spare nor will I have pity; and though they (H)cry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”

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