1. the Lord says,“Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.What kind of house will you build to me?Where will I rest?
2. For my hand has made all these things,and so all these things came to be,” says the Lord:“but I will look to this man,even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit,and who trembles at my word.
3. He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man;he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck;he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood;he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol.Yes, they have chosen their own ways,and their soul delights in their abominations:
4. I also will choose their delusions,and will bring their fears on them;because when I called, no one answered;when I spoke, they didn’t listen;but they did that which was evil in my eyes,and chose that in which I didn’t delight.”
5. Hear the Lord’s word,you who tremble at his word:“Your brothers who hate you,who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,that we may see your joy;’but it is those who shall be disappointed.
6. A voice of tumult from the city,a voice from the temple,a voice of the Lord that repays his enemies what they deserve.