16. And you took some of your clothes and made your places of worship colorful. This is where you carried on your prostitution. These things should not have happened. They should never happen again.
17. You also took your beautiful jewelry. It was made from gold and silver I had given you. Then you made for yourselves male idols. And you were a prostitute with them.
18. Then you took your clothes with beautiful needlework and covered the idols. You gave my oil and incense as an offering to them.
19. Also, you took the bread I gave you. You took the fine flour, oil and honey I gave you to eat. And you offered them before the false gods as a pleasing smell. This is what happened, says the Lord God.
20. “‘Also, you took your sons and daughters who were my children. And you sacrificed them to idols as food. Your sexual sins were not enough for you.
21. You killed my children and offered them up in fire to idols.
22. You did all your hated acts and sexual sins. But you did not remember when you were young. At that time you were naked and had no clothes. You were left in your blood.
23. “‘How terrible! How terrible it will be for you, says the Lord God. This is what you did after all these evil things.