The Israelites must stop offering any of their sacrifices to statues of gods that look like goats. When they offer sacrifices to those statues, they are not faithful to me. This is a law for them that will last for all time to come.” ’

他们不可再献祭给他们行邪淫所随从的鬼魔；这要作他们世世代代永远的定例。

他们不可再宰杀祭牲献给他们行淫所随从的山羊鬼魔。这要作他们世世代代永远的定例。

他们不可再宰杀祭牲献给他们行淫所随从的山羊鬼魔。这要作他们世世代代永远的定例。

他们不可再献祭物给山羊神，与其苟合。这是一条永远不变的律例，他们世世代代都要遵守。

他们不可再杀祭牲，献给那些山羊，就是他们所随从行邪淫的鬼神。这要作他们世世代代永远的律例。

他們不可再獻祭給他們行邪淫所隨從的鬼魔；這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例。

他們不可再宰殺祭牲獻給他們行淫所隨從的山羊鬼魔。這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例。

他們不可再宰殺祭牲獻給他們行淫所隨從的山羊鬼魔。這要作他們世世代代永遠的定例。

他們不可再獻祭物給山羊神，與其苟合。這是一條永遠不變的律例，他們世世代代都要遵守。

他們不可再殺祭牲，獻給那些山羊，就是他們所隨從行邪淫的鬼神。這要作他們世世代代永遠的律例。

他們不可再宰祭牲獻給野山羊神，就是他們變節所服事的；這要給他們做世世代代永遠的條例。

勿復狥欲、祭牡山羊狀之鬼神、著為永例、歷世弗替、○

勿再狥欲、祭諸魑魅、著為永例、歷世勿替。

以色列人毋再祀其所妄從之鬼魔、當歷代守此、以為永例、

They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.’

So they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to goat demons, after whom they whore. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.

The people must no longer be unfaithful to the Lord by offering sacrifices to the goat idols. This is a permanent law for them, to be observed from generation to generation.

They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.

And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons with which they play the prostitute. This shall be a permanent statute to them throughout their generations.” ’

They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.”’

And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the he- goats, after which they play the harlot. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their generations.

They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

So they must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons, acting like prostitutes by going after them. This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.

They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.’

“ Be careful not to make a peace treaty with the people living in the land. They commit sin by offering sacrifices to their gods. They will invite you to eat their sacrifices, and you will do it.

No! But what is sacrificed by those who worship statues of gods is really sacrificed to demons. It is not sacrificed to God. I don’t want you to be sharing with demons.

The people sacrificed to those false gods, not to God. They hadn’t known anything about those false gods. Those gods were new to them. Their people of long ago didn’t worship them.

Jeroboam had appointed his own priests to serve at the high places. He had made statues of gods that looked like goats and calves. His priests served those gods.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters as offerings to false gods.

“ Anyone who sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.

They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a metal statue of a god in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said,‘ Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.’

The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ You are going to join the members of your family who have already died. The Israelites will not be faithful to me. They will soon join themselves to the false gods that are worshiped in the land they are entering. The people will desert me. They will break the covenant I made with them.

Then I will turn against that man and his family. I will separate them from their people. I will also separate all those who follow him by joining themselves to Molek. They are not faithful to me.

There were people who were not killed by these plagues. But they still didn’t turn away from what they had been doing. They did not stop worshiping demons. They kept worshiping statues of gods made out of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood. These statues can’t see or hear or walk.

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came to me. He said,“ Come. I will show you how the great prostitute will be punished. She is the one who sits by many waters.The kings of the earth took part in her evil ways. The people living on earth were drunk with the wine of her terrible sins.”Then in a vision the angel carried me away to a desert. There the Holy Spirit showed me a woman sitting on a bright red beast. It was covered with names that say evil things about God. It had seven heads and ten horns.The woman was dressed in purple and bright red. She was gleaming with gold, jewels and pearls. In her hand she held a golden cup filled with things that God hates. It was filled with her terrible, dirty sins.The name written on her forehead was a mystery. Here is what it said. the great city of babylon the mother of prostitutes the mother of everything on earth that god hates

You used to live as sinners when you followed the ways of this world. You served the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil. He is the spirit who is now at work in those who don’t obey God.

Now it is time for the world to be judged. Now the prince of this world will be thrown out.

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

I will not say much more to you. The prince of this world is coming. He has no power over me.

“ Suppose a man divorces his wife. What if she then marries another man? Should her first husband return to her again? If he does, won’t the land become completely‘ unclean’? People of Israel, you have lived like a prostitute. You have loved many other gods. So do you think you can return to me now?” announces the Lord.

She started being a prostitute in Egypt. And she never stopped. When she was young, men had sex with her. They kissed her virgin breasts. They used up all their sinful desires on her.