3 They keep making me angryby sneering at me,while offering sacrificesto idols in gardensand burning incenseto them on bricks.
4 They spend their nightshiding in burial caves;they eat the meat of pigs,cooked in saucesmade of stuff unfit to eat.
5 And then they say to others,“Don't come near us!We're dedicated to God.”Such people are like smoke,irritating my nose all day.
6 I have written this down;I won't keep silent.I'll pay them backjust as their sins deserve.
7 I, the Lord, will make them payfor their sins and for thoseof their ancestors—they have disgraced meby burning incenseon mountains.
8 Here is what the Lord says:A cluster of grapesthat produces wineis worth keeping!So, because of my servants,I won't destroy everyone.
9 I have chosen the peopleof Israel and Judah,and I will bless themwith many descendants.They will settle herein this land of mountains,and it will be theirs.