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.
5 Listen to the Lord’s word,you who tremble at his word:Your family members, those who hate and exclude you because of my name,have said, "Let the Lord be glorified;let’s see your joy."But they will be ashamed.
6 The sound of an uproar from the city! A sound from the temple!The sound of the Lord repaying his enemies what they have earned.
7 Before she was in labor, she gave birth.Before her pangs came upon her, she delivered a boy.