15. And I have cast you from before My face, As I have cast out all your brethren, The whole seed of Ephraim.
16. And thou dost not pray for this people, Nor lift up for them crying and prayer, Nor intercede with Me, for I hear thee not.
17. Art thou not seeing what they are doing In cities of Judah, and in streets of Jerusalem?
18. The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.
19. Me are they provoking to anger? an affirmation of Jehovah, Is it not themselves, For the shame of their own faces?